On October 27, 1942, the beheading of 17-year-old boy Helmuth Hübener, who was a Mormon, took place. He had committed the 'crime' of distributing anti-Nazi leaflets.
It was a sentence so barbaric that even members of the Gestapo appealed for leniency.
But, in the twisted world of Nazi justice, such a sentiment was beyond the pale.
And so on October 27, 1942, the beheading of 17-year-old boy Helmuth Hübener, who was a Mormon, went ahead as planned.
His crime? The distribution of anti-war leaflets around the city of Hamburg.
Despite the immense feeling of fear that must have gripped him, Hübener was stunningly brave in the face of his sentence.
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