Germany
Anonymous No More: Max Eckert Commemorated at Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Though Max Eckert, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, died in a concentration camp in relative obscurity, he is now recognized publicly as a man of unshakable faith.
Germany Grants Highest Legal Status to Jehovah’s Witnesses
After more than 26 years of legal proceedings, the Witnesses now have the same legal status as that granted to major religions in the country.
Germany Courts Recognize Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses as Religious Holidays
The Witnesses’ annual conventions are now recognized as religious holidays, reaffirming the right of parents to educate their children according to their religious beliefs.
Commemoration of Brandenburg Liberation Focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Between 1940 and 1945, 127 Witnesses were killed at the prison located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. Their story was highlighted during the commemoration.
Officials Honor Father and Son for Helping to Rescue Three Men From Burning Car
Andreas Bonk, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and his son Jorim received awards for their brave, unselfish action.
Sachsenhausen Memorial to Honor One of Jehovah’s Witnesses Executed by Nazis
On September 16, 2014, the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation will remember the 75th anniversary of the death of August Dickmann in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He was the first conscientious objector publicly executed by the Nazis in Germany during World War II.
Richard Rudolph, Concentration Camp Survivor, Dies in Germany at 102
Richard Rudolph endured over 19 years of imprisonment under the Nazi and Communist regimes for his religious beliefs.
Monument to Witness Holocaust Survivor Unveiled in Germany
What gave the late Max Liebster the strength to survive five Nazi concentration camps?
Germany Awards Order of Merit to One of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mathilde Hartl was awarded the Order of Merit, the highest tribute awarded to individuals, by the Prime Minister of Bavaria.