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Bishop Clemens von Galen

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Nov 29, 2025
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How did the Catholic Church in Germany respond to Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II?

The German Catholic Church’s response to Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II was mixed: public leadership often pursued cautious diplomacy and institutional survival while some clergy and lai...

Jan 18, 2026
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How did it escalate from T4 to the final solution in Nazi Germany?

Aktion T4 began in 1939 as a state-directed "euthanasia" program to eliminate people judged "life unworthy of life," and it became both an ideological laboratory and a technical proving ground whose m...

Feb 1, 2026

How did the Nazi T4 'euthanasia' program expand and how do researchers estimate its death toll?

began in 1939 as a state‑sponsored “euthanasia” policy targeting people judged “life unworthy of life” and was rapidly expanded through bureaucratic centralization, medical legitimization, and covert ...