Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Berthold Alfred Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (15 March 1905 – 10 August 1944) was a German aristocrat and lawyer who was a key conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944, alongside his younger brother, Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. After the plot failed, Berthold was tried and executed by the Nazi regime.

Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Stauffenberg at the Volksgerichtshof
Born(1905-03-15)15 March 1905
Died10 August 1944(1944-08-10) (aged 39)
Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Known for20 July plot coordinator
SpouseMaria (Mika) Classen
Parent(s)Alfred Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Caroline Schenk Gräfin
(von Stauffenberg family)
RelativesClaus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
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