17 April 1944 Brandenburg-Görden Prison, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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Max Josef Metzger (3 February 1887 – 17 April 1944) was a Catholic priest and leading German pacifist who was executed by the Nazis during World War II.[1]
^Max Josef Metzger; German Resistance Memorial Centre, Index of Persons; retrieved at 4 September 2013
MaxJosefMetzger (3 February 1887 – 17 April 1944) was a Catholic priest and leading German pacifist who was executed by the Nazis during World War II...
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November 1939 and supported General Ludwig Beck in instructing Abwehr officer Josef Müller to go to Rome to warn the Allies, through the Pope, of the planned...
production company Dos Corazones Films released the animated feature film Max, which recounts part of the Franciscan's life. Kolbe composed the Immaculata...
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brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...
brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...
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Bernhard Lichtenberg. German Catholics' Peace Association founder MaxJosefMetzger was arrested for the last time in June 1943 after he was denounced...
flooding caused by the river Lech. In 1928 the Catholic priest Dr. Max-JosefMetzger founded the Christkönigshaus. Because of his dedication in the international...
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brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...
brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...
brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...
brennender Sorge Alfred Delp Alois Grimm Rupert Mayer Bernhard Lichtenberg MaxJosefMetzger Karl Leisner Erich Klausener China Martyr Saints of China Auguste...