From Priest Who Defied Hitler to Guillotine: Carl Lampert
Faith Under Fire: Clergy in WWII
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9m 59s
Carl Lampert, an Austrian Catholic priest, stood fearlessly against Nazi persecution of the Church. Refusing to betray his faith or remain silent, he endured arrest, torture, and three trials before his execution by guillotine in 1944. This documentary reveals his courageous defiance, the Gestapo plot that sealed his fate, and his legacy as a martyr beatified decades later.
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