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Gerhard Hirschfelder

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German priest (1907-1942)

Religious FiguresLived 1907 to 1942 · aged 35
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Gerhard Hirschfelder was a German Roman Catholic priest. He was a vocal critic of Nazism and used his sermons to condemn Nazi propaganda and other aspects of Nazism which drew suspicion on him from the authorities who monitored him and even interrogated him on occasion.

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A commemorative plaque for Gerhard Hirschfelder in Telgte, Germany, saying that Hirschfelder served here as a chaplain for the youthA commemorative plaque for Gerhard Hirschfelder in Telgte, Germany, saying that Hirschfelder served here as a chaplain for the youthHis grave in Tscherbeney, now Czermna in PolandHis grave in Tscherbeney, now Czermna in Poland

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Gerhard Hirschfelder was a German Roman Catholic priest. He was a vocal critic of Nazism and used his sermons to condemn Nazi propaganda and other aspects of Nazism which drew suspicion on him from the authorities who monitored him and even interrogated him on occasion. He was a staunch supporter of the role of adolescents in the life of the Church and made them a focus in his pastoral activities. In his imprisonment he became a member of the Schoenstatt Movement.

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Lived 1907 to 1942 · aged 35
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