Memorial to Ernst von Harnack at the von Harnack family grave site in Berlin [Author: Axel Mauruszat, Creative Commons Share Alike 4.0 International]
In 1933, von Harnack had voiced his opposition to the new Hitler-led government, describing it as ‘without goodness or grace.’ [Quoted by Martin Gilbert in his book Second World War (Stoddart, 1989)].
Like many that were executed by the Nazis in the final months of the war, von Harnack was accused of involvement in the 20 July bomb plot against Hitler.