Henning von Tresckow

Henning von Tresckow
Tresckow in 1944
Birth nameHermann Henning Karl Robert von Tresckow
Born10 January 1901
Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died21 July 1944 (aged 43)
Królowy Most, Bezirk Białystok, German-occupied Poland
Allegiance
Service/branch German Army
Years of service1917–20, 1926–44
Rank Generalmajor
Commands heldChief of Staff of the 2nd Army, commander of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Spouse(s)
Erika von Falkenhayn
(m. 1926)
RelationsErich von Falkenhayn (father-in-law)
Other workDrafted the Valkyrie plan for the 20 July plot

Henning Hermann Karl Robert von Tresckow (German: [ˈhɛ.nɪŋ fɔn ˈtʁeːs.ko] ; 10 January 1901 – 21 July 1944) was a German military officer with the rank of major general in the German Army who helped organize German resistance against Adolf Hitler. He attempted to assassinate Hitler on 13 March 1943 and drafted the Valkyrie plan for a coup against the German government. He was described by the Gestapo as the "prime mover" behind the plot of 20 July 1944 to assassinate Hitler.[1] He committed suicide at Królowy Most on the Eastern Front upon learning of the plot's failure.

  1. ^ Fest 1997, p. 236.

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