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In one of his books, Richard Wurmbrand speaks of a German officer who told him that after Hitler seized power, all military officers who had opposed him were led out into a courtyard. There, many of them were lined up and shot. The remainder, including the officer who spoke to Wurmbrand, were given a choice. Serve Hitler or die along with your family. Some of the officers, knowing that to serve Hitler was to serve evil, refused and were shot. They died knowing their loved ones would follow soon after.

The officer accepted the bargain and was put in charge of a murder squad. His mission was to take his squad into villages, arbitrarily choose men, women, children, old people, cripples, etc., line them up and execute them as a lesson that to dissent against Hitler was to die along with their family.

The officer, who had been a Christian, was responsible for the murder of hundreds of people when he confessed his evil actions to Wurmbrand and said if he had it to do over again he would have elected death for himself and his family rather than serve evil and be covered in blood and bound for Hell. Wurmbrand told him that every sin can be forgiven but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The officer confessed and repented and was saved.