In June 1943 the Nazi army broke into the school to search for Trocmé and his Jewish students. At that time, Trocmé wasn't present at school. Although he could have escaped, he chose to return to his Jewish students. Under threats, he got taken along with 18 of his students to be arrested. While he was being investigated, he continued to show courage and did everything to lift the spirit of his students. He claimed against the Nazis that he was just protecting the helpless. Daniel Trocmé got sent to different detention camps until he died in 1944 from exhaustion and sickness at the age of 34.
