Webtwo and a half years occupation by the Japanese of Bishop Leo Scharmach's house at the Vunapope mission station near Rabaul but also the destruction of the house by American bombing in 1944.1 They are now kept in an equally solid safe at Archbishop John Hoehnes's house on Namanula Hill, P.O. Box 414, Rabaul. WebFeb 17, 2007 · The Bishop himself of course entrusted everything he did to the will of God and his faith empowered him to take enormous risks. His name was Leo Scharmach. …

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WebA Japanese soldier tells Scharmach, "Hitler is dead." (1:17) Sister Marie dies after Scharmach administers last rights. (1:20) Kay tells a Japanese captain holding his pistol to his head, grieving after news of the death of his family, "I wish I could say I understood why you want to end your life." (1:23) WebThe Australians pulled out of the mission in Vunapope outside Rabaul, leaving the nurses and wounded who took refuge there. They were captured and about to be executed when Bishop Leo Scharmach MSC bluffed the Japanese by saying that he was the representative of Hitler and his people could not be executed. bitdefender advanced threat protection

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WebThe local Bishop Leo Scharmach, a Pole, convinced the Japanese that he was German and to spare the internees. A group of indigenous Daughters of Mary Immaculate (FMI Sisters) then refused to give up their faith or abandon the Australians and are credited with keeping hundreds of internees alive for three and half years by growing food and ... WebThe Bishop, Leo Scharmach, was Polish by birth and as a very young man had fought with the German Army in the First World War; he was regarded as German by the Japanese. … WebNov 11, 2010 · The Australians pulled out of the mission in Vunapope outside Rabaul, leaving the nurses and wounded who took refuge there. They were captured and about … bitdefender adware protection