Dietrich Bonhoeffer By facebooker_10216012130349031 1914 WWI start Nov 11, 1918 WWI end (Treaty of Versailles) 1923 Enrolls at University of Tubingen to study theology Apr 3, 1924 Dietrich and Klaus goes on a trip to Italy 1927 Successfully defends his thesis "Communion of Saints" and becomes Dr Oct 29, 1929 US stock market crash 1930 Completes 2nd thesis "Act and Being" Sep 6, 1930 Leaves for NY to attend Union Theological Seminary Jun 20, 1931 Returns to Germany Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor of coalition government Feb 28, 1933 Reichstag Fire Decree Mar 23, 1933 Enabling Act Apr 7, 1933 Aryan Paragraph Apr 28, 1933 The Church and the Jewish Question May 10, 1933 Burning of books at universities Oct 17, 1933 Pastors two German churches in England and becomes informant to Bishop Bell 1934 Confessing Church formed Apr 15, 1935 Dietrich returns to Germany and becomes director of the seminary for the Confessing Church at Finkenwalde 1936 Olympic Games (Berlin) 1938 Gestapo closes Finkenwalde Nov 9, 1938 Kristalnacht Mar 16, 1939 German troops invade Czechoslovakia Jun 2, 1939 Dietrich at crossroads and leave for NY to give series of lectures Jul 7, 1939 Dietrich returns to Germany to support family and church Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland and WWII starts Jun 14, 1940 France signs armistice with Germany and Dietrich decides to be part of conspiracy Aug 1, 1940 Dietrich starts on his new book "Ethics" Sep 1, 1940 Systematic killing of Jews and their relatives start by forcing Jews to wear Star of David on their clothing
