Alfred Delp
Alfred Friedrich Delp SJ (German: [ˈal.fʁeːt ˈdɛlp] ⓘ, 15 September 1907 – 2 February 1945) was a German Jesuit priest and philosopher of the German Resistance. A member of the inner Kreisau Circle resistance group, he is considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism. Falsely implicated in the failed 1944 July Plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler, Delp was arrested and sentenced to death. He was executed in 1945.
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| Born | 15 September 1907 Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden |
| Died | 2 February 1945 (aged 37) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Occupation | Catholic priest |
| Movement | Kreisau Circle |
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