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When was Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by the Nazis?

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a prominent German Protestant theologian and resistance figure, was arrested by the Nazis on April 5, 1943.1

Following his arrest, he was imprisoned in Berlin. His involvement in the conspiracy to overthrow Adolf Hitler was later confirmed by documents discovered after the failed July Plot in 1944, which ultimately led to his execution.1