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Max Josef Metzger (born 3 February 1887; executed 17 April 1944) was born in Schopfheim in Baden, Germany. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Schopfheim is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Metzger became a Roman Catholic priest and worked as a military chaplain for the forces of Imperial Germany during World War I. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All During that war he began to see peace work as an urgent task. Metzger became convinced that “future wars have lost their meaning, since they no longer give anybody the prospect of winning more than he loses. ”

In 1919, Metzger established the German Catholics’ Peace Association and sought links to the international pacifist movement. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He strongly advocated the ecumenical idea of peace and soon became known as a leading German pacifist.

In 1938, Metzger founded the "Una Sancta Brotherhood," a group devoted to the re-unification of the of the Lutheran and Catholic churches. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete".

After the rise to power of German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1933, Metzger was arrested several times by the Gestapo. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany

In 1943, Metzger wrote a memorandum on the reorganization of the German state and its integration into a future system of world peace. When he tried to have this memorandum delivered to the Swedish Archbishop of Uppsala, Erling Eidem, Metzger was denounced by the courier. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164 first during the Catholic Erling Eidem ( Gothenburg 23 April 1880 &ndash Vänersborg 14 April 1972) was a Swedish theologian who served Metzger's memorandum never reached Uppsala. Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of The courier was a female Gestapo agent and Metzger was arrested on 29 June 1943. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Max Josef Metzger was tried by the German People’s Court. The People's Court (Volksgerichtshof was a court established in 1934 by German Dictator Adolf Hitler, who had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the The Judge-President of the court, Roland Freisler, said that people like Metzger should be "eradicated. Early life In contrast to most of the Nazi leadership not much beyond basic details is known about Freisler " Metzger was sentenced to death and he was executed on 17 April 1944 in Brandenburg-Görden. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany.

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