Henning Hermann Robert Karl von Tresckow (January 10, 1901 – July 21, 1944) was a Major General in the German Wehrmacht who is known for organizing German resistance against Hitler. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi Germany who opposed the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945

Tresckow was born in Magdeburg into a Prussian noble family with a long military tradition; his father, a cavalry general, had been present at Versailles in 1871. Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region He received most of his early education from tutors on his family's remote rural estate; from 1913–1917 he was a student at the Gymnasium in the town of Goslar. Goslar is a historic Town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern Tresckow fought as one of the youngest soldiers with the rank of Leutnant during World War I on the Western Front. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the German army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining In the Second Battle of the Marne, he earned the Iron Cross 1st class. The Second Battle of the Marne, or Battle of Reims ( July 15 to August 5, 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia At that time, the commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment, Count Siegfried von Eulenberg, predicted that "You, Tresckow, will either become chief of the General Staff or die on the scaffold. "

After the war, Tresckow took part in the suppression of the Spartacist movement in January 1919, but resigned from the Weimar Republic Reichswehr army in 1920 in order to study and pursue a career in banking. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was In 1924 he embarked for a world journey, visiting Brazil and the eastern United States, before he had to abandon it to take care of the family possessions back home. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Eastern Half of The United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. Like members of many prominent Prussian families, Tresckow married into another one with long standing military traditions. In 1926, he married Erika von Falkenhayn, only daughter of the chief of the General Staff from 1914–16, Erich von Falkenhayn, and returned to military service. Erich von Falkenhayn ( 11 September 1861 &ndash 8 April 1922) was a German Soldier and Chief of the General Staff

Although initially a sympathizer of National Socialism due to their opposition to the Treaty of Versailles, Tresckow condemned the 1934 Night of the Long Knives. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July After studies at the Kriegsakademie, he graduated as the best of the class of 1936, and was appointed to the German General Staff's 1st department. The Prussian Military Academy (Preußische Kriegsakademie or Prussian War Academy was the Military academy and Staff college of the The German General Staff ( Großer Generalstab literally Great General Staff) was an institution whose rise and development gave the German military a decided Studying the possible scenarios of war, he recognized the risks and weaknesses in Adolf Hitler's desire to prepare for war in 1940. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately

Memorial plaque for Erich Hoepner and Henning von Tresckow in the Bundeshaus, Berlin. Erich Hoepner ( September 14, 1886 &ndash August 8, 1944) was a German General in World War II.

The 1938 Blomberg-Fritsch Affair alienated Tresckow and others from Hitler. The Blomberg-Fritsch Affair (also known as Blomberg-Fritsch-Krise or Blomberg-Fritsch crisis) were two related scandals in early 1938 that resulted in the subjugation As a result, he sought out civilians and soldiers who opposed Hitler, such as Erwin von Witzleben. Job-Wilhelm Georg "Erwin" von Witzleben ( 4 December 1881 - 8 August 1944) was a German army officer (by 1940 a

Tresckow opposed World War II, but in the winter of 1939/40 he served as general staff officer under Gerd von Rundstedt and Erich von Manstein in Army Group A. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ( December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier Army Group A was the name of a number of German Army Groups during World War II. From November 20, 1943, he served under Field Marshal Günther von Kluge as Chief of staff of the German Army Group Center in the Soviet Union until his death. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Günther “Hans” von Kluge ( October 30, 1882 – August 19, 1944) was a German military leader The chief of staff is the chief aide to the Commander of larger military Formations and Units It is sometimes the case that the chief of staff is more directly Army Group Center (Heeresgruppe Mitte was the name of two distinct German strategic Army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

Tresckow planned several assassination plots against Hitler and Heinrich Himmler, but all failed. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. On March 13, 1943 for example, after the Führer visited troops on the Eastern Front he (von Tresckow) managed to get two bottles of cognac containing packages of explosives onto Hitler's plane by asking to bring them to an officer named Streif due to a lost bet. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign Cognac is a commune in the French département of Charente, of which it is a sub-prefecture. After news was received that Hitler had returned safely to Berlin, it was obvious that the bomb failed (probably due to low temperature in the unheated luggage compartement). Cousin Fabian von Schlabrendorff managed to intercept the bottles to prevent discovery of the plot. Fabian von Schlabrendorff ( 1 July 1907 in Halle an der Saale – 3 September 1980 in Wiesbaden) trained as a lawyer later

After Claus von Stauffenberg's assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and the following coup in Berlin (July 20 Plot 1944) had failed, Tresckow decided to commit suicide near the front on 21 July. 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 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World To protect others, he pretended there was a partisan attack and killed himself with a hand grenade in Ostrow near Białystok. Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in northeastern Poland with 23486 inhabitants (2004 Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. He was buried in the family home in Wartenberg. When the Nazis learned about his connections in late August, his coffin was excavated and taken to the crematorium of Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Sachsenhausen (zaksənˈhaʊzən was a Concentration camp in Germany, operating between 1936 and 1945

Quotes

• "Hitler is not only the arch-enemy of Germany, but the arch-enemy of the world. "
• "The assassination must be attempted at all costs. Even if it should not succeed, an attempt to seize power in Berlin must be made. What matters now is no longer the practical purpose of the coup, but to prove to the world and for the records of history that the men of the resistance dared to take the decisive step. Compared to this objective, nothing else is of consequence. "
• "No one among us can complain about his death, for whoever joined our ranks put on the shirt of Nessus. The Shirt of Nessus, Tunic of Nessus, Nessus-robe, or Nessus' shirt in Greek mythology was the poisoned shirt that killed Hercules A man's moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of his convictions. "
• "Hitler is a dancing dervish. Darvesh or Dervish ( Arabic and Persian: درویش) as it is known in European languages refers to members of Sufi One must shoot him. " (1938)

See also

• July 20 Plot
• German Resistance
• Treaty of Moscow, 30/10/1943, "concerning the responsibility of the Hitler(amnesty) Followers for the committed atrocities". The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi Germany who opposed the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945 Since 1945 part of the UN-Charta, art. 106/107.

References

• Killing Hitler by Roger Moorhouse, (London, 2006), ISBN 0-224-07121-1
• The Rise and the Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
• Staatsstreich by Joachim Fest
• short biography with photograph at the DHM (German)
• The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Insider Nazi Germany 1933-1945 (Film, USA, 1991)