aken ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁out ▁of ▁date ▁lists : ▁ ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁arrested ▁were ▁old ▁and ▁ill , ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁politics ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁those ▁arrested ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁arrested ▁during ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁take over ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁but ▁subsequently ▁released . ▁▁ ▁O thers ▁found ▁themselves ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁were ▁released ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁protest s ▁from ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁{{ Qu ote ▁box | bg color = # FF DE AD | align = right | width = 4 5 % | ▁ ▁" The ▁" A ktion " ▁went ▁un report ed ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁remains ▁strik ingly ▁over look ed ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁subsequently ▁produced ▁history . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁mentioned , ▁if ▁at ▁all , ▁fleet ingly , ▁and ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁plot ters ; ▁ ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁assass ination ▁plot . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁never theless ▁important ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁sign ▁that ▁Hitler ▁was ▁determined ▁not ▁to ▁repeat ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁always ▁maintained ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁prem ature ▁ending ▁by ▁German ▁republic an ▁polit icians ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁It ▁gave ▁notice ▁that ▁under ▁Hitler ▁the ▁war ▁would ▁be ▁fought ▁by ▁Germany ▁to ▁the ▁bitter ▁end ▁-