Lieutenant-Colonel Caesar von Hofacker (sometimes Cäsar) (2 March 1896 – 20 December 1944) was a member of a resistance group in Nazi Germany whose goal was to overthrow Adolf Hitler. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi Germany who opposed the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945 Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
Born in Ludwigsburg, Hofacker was a cousin of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km (7 miles north of Stuttgart 's city center near the river Neckar. Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer During World War I he served with the Uhlan Regiment No. 20 and trained with the FEA 5. See [1]His main activity in relation to the events culminating in the attempted assassination of Hitler at the Wolf's Lair on 20 July 1944 consisted of acting as a secret liaison between his cousin and another plotter in occupied Paris, General Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, France's military governor, to whom Hofacker was personal advisor. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, ( 2 January, 1886 &ndash 30 August, 1944) was a German General and a member of the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Hofacker scored quite a coup when he managed to draw Field Marshal Erwin Rommel into the plot to rid Germany of Hitler. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. However, Hofacker was later forced to betray him, under Gestapo torture, forcing Rommel to take his own life. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally
Hofacker was less successful in winning Field Marshal Günther von Kluge over to the cause on 20 July 1944, the day of the attempted coup d'état. Günther “Hans” von Kluge ( October 30, 1882 – August 19, 1944) was a German military leader Even after General von Stülpnagel had had all members of the Gestapo and SS in Paris rounded up, Kluge would not join, despite Hofacker's exhortations. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the (Kluge later committed suicide, believing that he had been implicated).
Of course, once it became apparent that Hitler had not been killed in the assassination attempt at his secret headquarters, things did not go well for Hofacker or any other member of the plot. Stülpnagel and Hofacker destroyed as many documents as they could to prevent fellow plotters from being implicated in the attempt on Hitler's life, but on 26 July, 1944, Hofacker was arrested in Paris before he could go into hiding. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
He was tortured by the Gestapo. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany At first, he steadfastly assumed all responsibility for actions related to the plot in Paris, but later, he was made to yield Rommel's name to his interrogators.
Hofacker's behaviour before the Volksgerichtshof could only be called defiant. The People's Court (Volksgerichtshof was a court established in 1934 by German Dictator Adolf Hitler, who had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the He condemned Hitler, and even told Chief Justice Roland Freisler that his only regret was not having had the opportunity to carry out the assassination attempt himself. Early life In contrast to most of the Nazi leadership not much beyond basic details is known about Freisler
Hofacker was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. He was hanged at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
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