Philipp von Boeselager

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager
Boeselager receiving the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from Parliament Secretary Wolfgang von Geldern in 1989
Born(1917-09-06)6 September 1917
Burg Heimerzheim, German Empire
Died1 May 2008(2008-05-01) (aged 90)
Burg Kreuzberg, Altenahr, Germany
AllegianceGermany
RankMajor (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
UnitCavalry Regiment Centre 3. Kavalleriebrigade
Battles/warsEastern Front (World War II)
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsGeorg von Boeselager (brother)
Other workeconomist, forester

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager (6 September 1917 – 1 May 2008) was the second-last surviving member of the 20 July Plot, a conspiracy of Wehrmacht officers to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1944.


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