Erwin von Witzleben
Field Marshal of Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Job Wilhelm Georg Erdmann Erwin von Witzleben (4 December 1881 – 8 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. A leading conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler,[1] he was designated to become Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht in a post-Nazi regime had the plot succeeded.
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Erwin von Witzleben | |
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Born | (1881-12-04)4 December 1881 Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (present-day Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) |
Died | 8 August 1944(1944-08-08) (aged 62) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire
Nazi Germany (1933-1944) German resistance (1944) |
Service/ | Imperial German Army
Reichsheer Wehrmacht (Heer) |
Years of service | 1901–1944 |
Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
Commands held | 1st Army OB West |
Battles/wars | First World War
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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