Erwin von Witzleben
Erwin von Witzleben | |
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Witzleben in 1940/1941 | |
| Born | 4 December 1881 Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (present-day Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) |
| Died | 8 August 1944 (aged 62) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany |
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| Years of service | 1901–1944 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Commands | 1st Army OB West |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Job Wilhelm Georg Erwin Erdmann von Witzleben (4 December 1881 – 8 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Wehrmacht and Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander in Chief in the West), during the Second World War. A leading conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he was designated to become Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht in a post-Nazi regime, had the plot succeeded. After being dishonourably discharged by the Ehrenhof (Court of Honor), he was murdered, after a show trial from the Volksgerichtshof (People's Court).