Editing Conscientious objector (section)

====Nazi Germany====
In [[Nazi Germany]], conscientious objection was not recognized in the law. In theory, objectors would be drafted and then court-martialled for desertion. The practice was even harsher: going beyond the letter of an already extremely flexible law, conscientious objection was considered [[Wehrkraftzersetzung|subversion of military strength]], a crime normally punished with death. On 15 September 1939, August Dickmann, a Jehovah's Witness, and the first conscientious objector of the war to be executed, died by a firing squad at the [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]].<ref>September 17, 1939 ''The New York Times'' See also: ''A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust'' by Florida Center for Instructional Technology [http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/JWTIMELN.HTM]</ref> Among others, [[Franz Jägerstätter]] was executed after his conscientious objection, on the grounds that he could not fight for an evil force.