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Werner von Haeften
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German resistance fighter (1908–1944)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1908-10-09 ) 9 October 1908, Berlin , German Empire
- Died
- 21 July 1944 (1944-07-21) (aged 35), Berlin , Gau Berlin , Nazi Germany , 52°30′28″N 13°21′44″E / 52.507892°N 13.36219°E / 52.507892; 13.36219 ( Execution Site of Nazi Germany Resistance )
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Allegiance
- Nazi Germany (to 1943) , German resistance (to 1944)
- Branch
- Wehrmacht
- Service years
- 1939–1944
- Rank
- Oberleutnant
- Conflicts
- World War II
- Relations
- Walther von Brauchitsch (uncle), Hans Bernd von Haeften (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Werner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nazi Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Tiergarten
- Father
- Hans von Haeften
- Sibling
- Hans Bernd von Haeften
- Occupation
- soldier
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Iron Cross
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Wehrmacht
- Military rank
- Oberleutnant
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146III-347, Werner Karl v. Haeften.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1908-10-09
- date of death
- 1944-07-20
- Commons category
- Werner von Haeften
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Werner Karl Otto Theodor von Haeften (9 October 1908 – 21 July 1944) was an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht who took part in the military-based conspiracy against Adolf Hitler known as the 20 July plot.
Early life
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