Theodor Roller

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Theodor Roller (born February 22, 1915 in Tübingen ; † October 30, 2008 ibid) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism based on Christian convictions. As an individual, the YMCA member participated in the church struggle .

Life

From 1930 to 1935 Roller was a member of the Hitler Youth , but in 1937 he refused to obey Adolf Hitler because of his Christian convictions. A military court case was opened against him, in the course of which he was referred to the Munich psychiatry with suspected schizophrenia , but was released after four months. In early 1939 he wrote two letters to Adolf Hitler; In the latter of February 11, 1939, he wrote, as was partially reconstructed from the later judgment of the Special Court, among other things:

"As a Christian I call you a liar and as a German I call you the greatest pest that has ever set foot on German soil!"

"But I have one thing that you cannot have: a clear conscience."

"You will lead Germany into the abyss for the seventh year."

Roller was admitted as schizophrenic to the sanatorium and nursing home of Weissenau Monastery by a special court in Stuttgart, despite a contrary psychiatric report, and survived the war there. It was only after his death in 2008 that his resistance became known to a wider public.

In the denazification process, Roller was classified as a "fellow traveler" due to his membership in the Hitler Youth and only exonerated after an objection. The judge of his special court, however, was classified as "unencumbered".

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  1. ^ Badische Zeitung online, February 19, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Roller, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German resistance fighters against National Socialism
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Tübingen
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 2008
Place of death Tübingen