Adam von Trott zu Solz
Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von Wartenburg. Together with Claus von Stauffenberg and Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, he conspired in the 20 July plot and was supposed to have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the Western Allies if the plot had succeeded.
Adam von Trott zu Solz | |
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Trott zu Solz in 1943 | |
| Born | 9 August 1909 Potsdam, German Empire |
| Died | 26 August 1944 (aged 35) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Munich University of Göttingen Mansfield College, Oxford Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat, lawyer |
| Known for | Opposing the Nazi government and taking part in the 20 July Plot |
| Spouse | Clarita Tiefenbacher (1940–1944 his death) |
| Children | Two daughters |
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