Episode 23: Lessons Learned from the German Resistance to Hitler

The German resistance to Hitler is a matter of great historical significance, but also of great contemporary relevance. The importance of and the way to push back against the spirit of the age was well demonstrated during this period, and there may be lessons from this resistance about what might be happening right now in Russia.

On this episode I am joined by Dr. Randall Hansen, (Director of the Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies, Munk School, University of Toronto and author of Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance after Operation Valkyrie) and Fr. Daniel Utrecht (priest at the Oratory of St Philip Neri, Toronto and author of The Lion of Muenster: the Bishop who Roared against the Nazis).

Some other books I recommend on this topic are Nein!: Standing Up to Hitler 1935–1944 (by Paddy Ashdown) and Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler (by Mark Riebling).

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