Erwin von Witzleben

Erwin von Witzleben
Field Marshal von Witzleben in 1940 or 1941
Born	(1881-12-04)4 December 1881 Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (present-day Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Died	8 August 1944(1944-08-08) (aged 62) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Kingdom of Prussia (1901-1918)  Weimar Republic (1918-1933)  Nazi Germany (1933-1944) German resistance (1944)
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Prussian Army Reichsheer Wehrmacht (Heer)
Years of service	1901–1944
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held	1st Army OB West
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Verdun Battle of Champagne Second World War Saar Offensive Battle of France
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Job Wilhelm Georg Erdmann Erwin von Witzleben (4 December 1881 – 8 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. A leading conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler,^[1] he was designated to become Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht in a post-Nazi regime had the plot succeeded.