Fritz Erich Fellgiebel (4 October 1886 – 4 September 1944) was a German officer and resistance fighter in the Third Reich. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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
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Military career
Fellgiebel was born in Pöpelwitz near Breslau, Silesia. Popowice (Pöpelwitz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jordanów Śląski, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia The Province of Silesia (Provinz Schlesien Prowincja Śląsk was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1919 the territory had been conquered from In September 1905, he joined a signal battalion in the Prussian Army as an officer cadet, thereby beginning his military career. The Prussian Army (Preußische Armee was the Army of the Kingdom of Prussia. During the First World War, he was active on the General Staff. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war, he went to Berlin as a General Staff Officer. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. His career as an officer had been exemplary, and in 1928, he was promoted to major.
In 1933 came another promotion, to lieutenant colonel. Others also followed. Fellgiebel became a full colonel in 1934, and a major general in 1938. That same year, he was also appointed Chief of the Army's Signal Establishment and Chief of the Wehrmacht's Intelligence Liaison to the Wehrmacht's Supreme Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht). For other uses of OKW see OKW (disambiguation. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ( OKW) ( English: "High Command He was promoted to general of the signal squad in 1940. Adolf Hitler apparently did not fully trust Fellgiebel, deeming him too independent-minded, but his expertise was needed. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
Hitler's misgivings notwithstanding, Fellgiebel, as head of Hitler's Signal services, was trusted with every military secret in the Reich, including Wernher von Braun's rocketry work at Peenemünde (photo at right). Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island
Resistance activities
Through his acquaintance with Colonel General Ludwig Beck – who was his superior – and Beck's successor, Colonel General Franz Halder, Fellgiebel came into contact with the military resistance circles. Ludwig August Theodor Beck (29 June 1880 &ndash 21 July 1944 was a German General and the Chief of the General Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres Franz Ritter Halder ( June 30 1884 &ndash April 2 1972) was a German General and the head of the Army General Fellgiebel was significantly involved in the preparations for Operation Valkyrie, and tried on the day of the attempt on the Führer's life, 20 July 1944, to cut Hitler's headquarters off from all telecommunication connections, which he was, however, not fully successful in doing. 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. As it later became clear that the attempt on Hitler's life had failed, Fellgiebel had to override the intelligence block that he had set up.
Perhaps Fellgiebel's most famous act that day was his telephone report to his co-conspirators in Berlin after Claus von Stauffenberg's briefcase bomb had gone off and Fellgiebel had found out that Hitler was still alive: "Etwas Schreckliches ist passiert! Der Führer lebt!" ("Something awful has happened! The Führer lives!"). Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer
Trial and death
On the same day, Fellgiebel was arrested at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia, right where the attempt had taken place. East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part There followed charges before the Volksgerichtshof, where, on 10 August 1944, he was found guilty by Roland Freisler and sentenced to death. 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 Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life In contrast to most of the Nazi leadership not much beyond basic details is known about Freisler
On 4 September 1944, Fellgiebel was executed at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Bundeswehr's barracks in Pöcking-Maxhof is named the General-Fellgiebel-Kaserne in his honour. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany
Notes
Actor Eddie Izzard will portray Fellgiebel in the upcoming Bryan Singer thriller Valkyrie. Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and Dramatic Actor. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. Valkyrie is a 2008 historical thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Tom Cruise. Actor Tom Cruise will play the role of Claus von Stauffenberg, the man who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
Literature
- Macksey, Kenneth: Without Enigma : the Ultra & Fellgiebel riddles. - Shepperton : Allan, 2000. - ISBN 0-7110-2766-8
- Wildhagen, Karl Heinz (Hrsg. ): Erich Fellgiebel, Meister operativer Nachrichtenverbindungen. - Wenningsen : Selbstverl. , 1970
External links
Sources
- Account of the Operation (in German)
- Linked German article
- Brief article about Fellgiebel
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