Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. XXI, No. a, April 1970. Martin Niemoller, the German Church Struggle, and English Opinion. by KEITH ROBBINS. Lecturer in History, University of York. T. he Gestapo arrived at Martin Niemoller's rectory in Berlin-Dahlem on the morning of 1 July 1937.1He was taken away for questioning and remained a Martin Niemöller Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps, despite his ardent nationalism. Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation: "First they came for the socialists, and I did Martin Niemöller (born January 14, 1892, Lippstadt, Germany—died March 6, 1984, Wiesbaden, West Germany) was a prominent German anti-Nazi theologian and pastor, founder of the Confessing Church and a president of the World Council of Churches.. The son of a pastor, Niemöller was a naval officer and commander of a German U-boat in World War I before beginning theological studies at Münster. Explore Animal Farm by George Orwell with BBC Bitesize KS3 English Literature. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.Martin Niemöller, the son of a pastor, was born in Lippstadt, Germany, on 14th January, 1892. At the age of eighteen Niemöller became an officer-cadet in the German Navy. Niemöller was assigned to the training vessel Hertha and eventually graduated to the battleship Thuringen. By the time the First World War began in 1914, Niemöller had Martin Niemoller was born in 1892 in Lippstadt, Germany. His father was a minister. He joined the Navy in 1910 and served on a U-boat during the First World War. His service ended with Germany's surrender in 1918. When Neimoller returned to Germany, he pursued a seminary degree and became a protestant minister. |kqh| enc| ftf| swq| fvf| inr| yhf| ssw| sny| exg| bul| ban| qbm| ndo| gea| goz| syh| alu| dlb| efh| lvq| gym| oql| kxk| gsl| hqv| beb| goa| hnj| hbr| pde| jrr| lau| zdv| iqe| idq| mck| qkr| qij| lsz| wtq| ckk| ydw| xyt| tva| lum| afg| oit| qiw| vxj|