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 | |
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Stauffenberg at the Volksgerichtshof | |
Born | Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire | 15 March 1905
Died | 10 August 1944 39) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany | (aged
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Known for | 20 July plot coordinator |
Spouse | Maria (Mika) Classen |
Parent(s) | Alfred Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Caroline Schenk Gräfin (von Stauffenberg family) |
Relatives | Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg |
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