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Yes, Dietrich Wilhelm Rudiger Bethge is the son of Eberhard and Renate Bethge. Renate Rudiger is the niece of theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eberhard was his closest friend. Another nephew of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is Christoph von Dohnanyi, long time conductor of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an excellent pianist and Eberhard Bethge an excellent flutist.
Well, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged in a concentration camp because he basically lived the ethics that he taught. Bonhoeffer was an advocate for Jews in national socialist Germany during World War two, and that landed him in prison.
He was accused of complicity in the 20 July 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler.
Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
He Didn't really make much of a difference --- Dietrich tried to kill Hitler and that's a good thing unless your a Nazi. He also converted many Nazis into Catholics or Christians.