English summary: Seventh-Day Adventists experienced National Socialism in Germany as a time of extreme challenges. While the Nazi leaders strived to establish a 1000-year Reich, the Adventists awaited the second coming of Jesus Christ. Saturday as day of rest and the adherence to Old-Testament dietary commandments made them appear to many to in fact be Jews. This was a life-threatening situation for the Adventists. Following a short-lived ban in 1933, the church leaders developed a survival strategy that gave highest priority to the survival of the organization as such. Although most...