Wilhelm von Scherff (6 February 1834 – 1911) was a German general and military writer. Originally from Frankfurt, he joined the Prussian army in 1852...
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politician and dramatic poet Otto Scholderer (1834–1902), painter Wilhelm von Scherff (1834–1911), general and military writer Ernst Georg Ravenstein (1834–1913)...
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1913) 1834 – Ema Pukšec, Croatian-German soprano (d. 1889) 1834 – Wilhelm von Scherff, German general and author (d. 1911) 1838 – Henry Irving, English...
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Georg Ludwig Heinrich Nicolaus von Below (20 September 1907 – 24 July 1983) was an officer in the German Luftwaffe and an adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Below...
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Schlieffen's name never be uttered in his presence and to admonish Walter Scherff, official chronicler of the Wehrmacht, to omit Schlieffen's name from any...
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Walter Scherff (1 November 1898 – 24 May 1945) was a German army officer and military historian with the rank of Generalmajor, who was appointed by Adolf...
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Karl-Jesko Otto Robert von Puttkamer (24 March 1900 – 4 March 1981) was a German admiral who was naval adjutant to Adolf Hitler during World War II. Puttkamer...
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He was adjutant to Manfred von Richthofen and later, after the deaths of Manfred von Richthofen and his successor Wilhelm Reinhard, to Hermann Göring...
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concluded on 8 May in Berlin. On 13 May, on the arrest of Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel, Jodl succeeded him as Chief of OKW. Jodl was arrested, along with...
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20 July plot (redirect from Von Stauffenberg plot)
indicates that 20 July plotters Colonel Wessel von Freytag-Loringhoven, Colonel Erwin von Lahousen, and Admiral Wilhelm Canaris were involved in the foiling of...
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officer who served during World War II as the adjutant to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. He is notable for unwittingly helping to place the 20 July plot...
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room, which included Joseph Goebbels, General Hans Krebs, and General Wilhelm Burgdorf. Günsche had the table and chairs in the study moved out of the...
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concrete, was considered "unbearably hot". In attendance was Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who had been severely wounded in 1943 in Tunisia, losing his...
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late 1938, Warlimont became Senior Operations Staff Officer to General Wilhelm Keitel. This was a coveted position, and so between September 1939 and...
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attempt to assassinate Hitler. Generalmajor Henning von Tresckow instructed Lieutenant Fabian von Schlabrendorff to ask Brandt to carry a package containing...
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be able to make it". Voss then joined the group led by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke, which broke out of the bunker and tried to escape from Berlin....
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Wilhelm Malte II Fürst und Herr zu Putbus, born Wilhelm Carl Gustav Malte, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum (German: [wɪlˈhɛlːm mal̩ːtə]; 16 April 1833 –...
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near Rastenburg during the 20 July Plot in 1944, in which Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Hitler with a bomb. Two days after...
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was seriously injured by the 20 July plot bomb planted by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg at the Wolf's Lair headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia...
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standing next to Hitler when the bomb exploded that had been planted by Claus von Stauffenberg. Heusinger was hospitalised for his injuries in the explosion...
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Franz Edler von Sonnleithner (June 1, 1905 – April 18, 1981) was a diplomat who acted as Ribbentrop's representative in Adolf Hitler's headquarters during...
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1944. He was replaced as the Chief of the Personnel Department by General Wilhelm Burgdorf, the Deputy Chief.[citation needed] Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and...
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under the overall command of Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer-Ost Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger. The unit was short of basic supplies such as weapons, food, and...
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as his ultimate foreign policy objectives. In March, Prince Bernhard Wilhelm von Bülow, secretary at the Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt), issued a statement...
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In July, 1944, Büchs was injured by the briefcase bomb planted by Claus von Stauffenberg in a failed assassination attempt on Hitler. He recovered from...
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senior officer to Claus von Stauffenberg. He was badly injured and hospitalised in 1944 by the 20 July plot bomb planted by von Stauffenberg at the Wolf's...
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Adolf Hitler Alfred Jodl Wilhelm Keitel Walter Scherff Nicolaus von Below Ernst John von Freyend Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer Franz von Sonnleithner Hans-Erich...
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Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin". www.parlament-berlin.de. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Scherff, Victoria (31 January 2019). "Prenzlauer Berger Clubleben: Früher ideell...
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Scherer – Johann Andreas Scherer (1755–1844) Scherfel – Aurel Wilhelm Scherfel (1835–1895) Scherff. – Aladár Scherffel [pl] (1865–1938) Schery – Robert Walter...
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basketball player 1990 – Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer 1991 – Brandon Scherff, American football player 1991 – Eden Sher, American actress 1991 – Trevor...
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