The following links provide more detailed information about Martin Niemöller and his famous poem:

• Wikipedia - Martin Niemöller Page
• Wikipedia - First They Came For Page
• What did Niemöller really say? Which groups did he name? In what order? - Extensive page written by Harold Marcuse professor of German history at the University of California, Santa Barbara which details the origins and variations on this poem.
• Who Was Martin Niemöller? - Another overview of the life of Martin Niemöller
• The Martin Niemöller Foundation in Germany - (in German)
• Spartacus Educational - Another extensive page that includes a biography of Martin Niemöller as well as some history about the different versions of the poem.
• Christian Ethics Today - More discussion on some of the versions of the poem that are in circulation and their validity.

FirstThey.com - our sister site containing original poems in the same structure and spirit as First They Came For....