Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
German resistance member (1922–2013)
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013[2]) was a German Army officer in World War II and later worked as a publisher.
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin | |
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| Born | 10 July 1922 |
| Died | 8 March 2013 (aged 90) |
| Occupation(s) | Wehrmacht Officer (1940–44) Publisher |
| Spouse | Gundula von Kleist (1960–2013) his death[1] |
| Parent | Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin |
A member of the von Kleist family, his parents were active in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler. Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, who lived to be 90, was the last surviving member of the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.[3][4][5]
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist died at his home in Munich on 8 March 2013 from natural causes. He was 90.
References
change- ↑ "Last survivor who plotted to kill Hitler dies at 90". Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Letzter verbliebene Teilnehmer des Hitler-Attentats vom 20. Juli gestorben".
- ↑ Angst halte ich für sehr vernünftig. Der Spiegel Feb 28, 2011
- ↑ Lehrer, Steven (2002). Hitler Sites: A City-by-city Guidebook (Austria, Germany, France, United States). McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 0-7864-1045-0.
- ↑ Lehrer, Steven (2006). The Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker Complex: An Illustrated History of the Seat of the Nazi Regime. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 0-7864-2393-5.
Other websites
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Media related to Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin at Wikimedia Commons
- Baron von Kleist is Ambassador’s Guest of Honor Archived 2005-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Ewald von Kleist (in German)
- Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin on 15 November 2007, Stauffenberg 100th anniversary
- Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, plotter against Hitler and founder of the Munich Conferences, died on March 8th, aged 90; economist.com, Mar 23rd 2013
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