Mission at Nuremberg Quotes

“Andrus wrote to a friend, “I hate these Krauts and they know it and respect me for it. I guess that’s why I got this job. It’s too bad we could not have exterminated them and given that beautiful country to someone who was worthy.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“you have to have a pass from God and someone has to verify the signature.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“There were regular Liberty Runs into popular spots in the city, and Sunday tours to Garmisch, Starnberg, and Berchtesgaden always took the maximum number allowed on leave.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“With 478 casualties in the Second World War, the chaplain branch suffered the third-most combat deaths by percentage behind the air corps and the infantry. Some historians attribute those losses to the chaplains’ “be there” philosophy.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“As the tempo of the war increases, the soldiers’ interest in spiritual matters also increases,”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“The chaplains had created this island out of respect for the importance of Christmas to Germans. Later that night, Gerecke led his congregation into the chapel, and to the defendants’ surprise, the guards stayed outside. Unlike typical Sunday service, where Andrus demanded that each prisoner’s guard be present in the chapel at all times, the rules were relaxed. Army-green blankets lined the chapel’s rough walls, and a silver cross perched on top of the portable altar covered in white cloth at the front. A tiny Christmas tree sat in one corner with lighted candles. The moment belonged to Gerecke and thirteen war criminals.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“Lord, lay some soul upon my heart and love that soul through me. And may I nobly do my part to win that soul for thee.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis