Alfermann was one of some 13,400 Witnesses ​ — in Germany and in countries occupied by the Nazis — ​ who suffered reprisals because of their faith.
૪,૨૦૦ જેટલા ભાઈ - બહેનોને જુલમી છાવણીમાં રાખવામાં આવ્યા હતા.