ABSTRACT
Lothar Erdmann spent his childhood in Halle, where his father was a professor of philosophy. After the war he worked for the Trade Union International in Amsterdam and simultaneously held a post with Wolff Telegraph Office. For true faith comes only through responsible and individual thinking: it is better that you keep your enthusiasms to yourself, than that your judgment be influenced by other people.' At the outbreak of war, on 1 September 1939, Lothar Erdmann was arrested by the Gestapo for 'preventive reasons'. Lothar Erdmann protested against this treatment, telling the SS that such behaviour was impossible. On the way to the camp, a fellow prisoner stumbled and was beaten by the guards. Lothar Erdmann protested against this treatment, telling the SS that such behaviour was impossible.
