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d Lutheran pastor. Along with many others, Niemöller refused to obey this order, and was, consequently, discharged from the Navy. Niemöller initially supported Hitler, but he soon came to strongly opp. First they came for the liberals, and I did not speak out because there were few left – most had mysteriously morphed into socialists. in Niemöller 1950 Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) was a German anti-Nazi activist a. ing in a sermon in 1946: ‘We must openly declare that we are not innocent of the Nazi murders, of the murder of German communists, Poles, Jews, and the people in Ger. He was not only preaching Christ crucified so that he might win souls to God; he was challenging with all his strength the conception of religion that lies at the base of the Nazi ideology. Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me. escaped execution. Niemöller was one of very few Germans who called on their fellow citizens to accept their responsibility for Nazi atrocities too, sa. From 1937-1945, Niemöller was imprisoned in two concentration camps and narrowly. In 1945 he was released by the Allies, and became an avowed pacifist who supported a neutral, disarmed, and unified Germany. . After the Revolution, Pastor Niemoller was fighting a double battle. Then they came for the journalists, and I did not speak out because I didn’t want to be accused of defending the fake news. se the Nazi party. oppose the Nazi regime. Despite this, at the beginning of World War II, the patriotic Niemoller volunteered to help the German navy---but he was refused. The following quotation was made by Niemöller and. Despite this, at the beginning of World War II, the patriotic Niemoller volunteered to help the German navy---but he was refused. Under the stipulations of the armistice of November 11, 1918, that ended hostilities in World War I, Niemöller and other commanders were ordered to turn over their U-Boats to England.