Werner von Haeften | |
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Born | Berlin, German Empire | 9 October 1908
Died | 21 July 1944 Berlin, Gau Berlin, Nazi Germany 52°30′28″N 13°21′44″E / 52.507892°N 13.36219°E | (aged 35)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1943) German resistance (to 1944) |
Service | Wehrmacht |
Years of service | 1939–1944 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Relations | Walther von Brauchitsch (uncle) Hans Bernd von Haeften (brother) |
Werner Karl Otto Theodor von Haeften (9 October 1908 – 21 July 1944[1]) was an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht who took part in the military-based conspiracy against Adolf Hitler known as the 20 July plot.