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How Christian opposition to Hitler failed
Why did the church choose to believe Hitler's promises? An extract from the diary of Fritz Rech which demonstrates that the only person Hitler wanted the Germans to worship was himself. The passive nature of the church is explained, and the clip ends with a particularly emotive poem written by Martin Niem枚ller, entitled 'First they came...'
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