In 1933, the Nazi regime began its systematic suppression of Jehovah's Witnesses
In 1933, the newly established Nazi government launched a direct assault on religious freedom by seizing the Magdeburg headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses, marking the start of a decade of persecution.
The suppression began on April 24, 1933, when German police occupied and closed the Watch Tower Society's printing facilities. The regime targeted the group because their religious neutrality and refusal to swear allegiance to the state were seen as a threat to national unity.
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