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A short but gripping account of the personal experiences of German Army Officer Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff, one of the conspirators against Adolf Hitler. He was deeply involved in the German opposition to the Nazi Party, and carried out an unsuccessful bomb attempt on Hitler’s life in 1943.
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History Of The Attempt On Hitler’s Life (20 Jul 1944) - Generalmajor Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff
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HISTORY OF THE ATTEMPT ON HITLER’S LIFE (20 JULY 1944)
BY
FREIHERR RUDOLF CHRISTOPH VON GERSDORFF,
GENERALMAJOR A. D.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
THE AUTHOR 5
I. INTRODUCTION 6
II. THE BIRTH OF THE CONSPIRACY 8
III. THE FIRST PRACTICAL STEPS 10
IV. MY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT OF 15 MARCH 1943 12
V. THE CONSPIRACY ACQUIRES A BROADER BASIS 14
VI. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSPIRACY 16
Leadership 16
Western Front 16
Replacement Training Army 17
Headquarters In the Field 17
Berlin 17
Civilian Circles 17
VII. THE ATTEMPT 18
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 19
THE AUTHOR
Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, Generalmajor a. D.
Date of Birth: 27 March 1905
Place of
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