Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.

Albrecht Mertz Ritter von Quirnheim
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Born(1905-03-25)25 March 1905
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died21 July 1944(1944-07-21) (aged 39)
Berlin, Gau Berlin, Nazi Germany
52.507892°N 13.36219°E / 52.507892; 13.36219 (Execution Site of Nazi Germany Resistance)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1923–1944
Rank Oberst
Battles/warsWorld War II
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