Did Masonssuffer at the hands of the Nazis?
Yes. The exact numbers are unknown. Lt. Col. David Boyd wrote that 85,000 German Masons were killed bythe Nazis, though other research has found that this number may be off by as much as a third. This figure does not include any of the nations the Nazis occupied. Regardless of the actual number killed,it is clear that Hitler viewed Masonry, which exalts truth, toleration, brotherly love, and free thought, to be dangerous and a threat to his regime. Ironically, in his last days in his bunker in Berlin, Hitler had a painting of Frederick the Great in his chambers. Frederick theGreat was a Mason.
