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Striking the Serpent's Head

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In 1945, as the War drew to a close, a group of German dissidents was executed for plotting to assassinate Hitler. Among them was
Dietrich Bonhoeffer , a Lutheran pastor and pacifist.
In conversation with Keith Clements ,
Eberhard Bethge , Bonhoeffer's friend and co-conspirator, reveals the details of the plot and describes the events which convinced some German Christians that they must 'strike the serpent's head'. Producer ERNEST REA BBCBristol

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Unknown:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Unknown:
Keith Clements
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Eberhard Bethge
Source: Radio Times

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