A Hidden Life — Germany
August 9 1943 — Jägerstätter is executed by guillotine at Brandenburg Prison for refusing to swear an oath to Hitler.
Brandenburg Prison executed approximately 2,500 people during the Third Reich — primarily political prisoners and conscientious objectors. Jägerstätter's military tribunal found him guilty of undermining military morale. His last recorded words were that he was at peace with his decision. He was 36 years old.