Assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler
This is an incomplete list of documented, realized attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler.[1]
All attempts occurred in the German Reich, except where noted. All attempts involved citizens of the German Reich, except where noted.
- Before 1933: Before the seizure of power; four attempts, including one with poison in the Hotel Kaiserhof (1930).
- After 1933: Ten attempts, including one by an unknown SA man in Obersalzberg and another by the Luttner group in Königsberg.
| Date | Location | Attempted by |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Berlin | Römer, BeppoBeppo Römer |
| 1934 | Berlin | Mylius, HelmutHelmut Mylius |
| 1935 | Berlin | Marwitz group |
| 1935 | Berlin | Stuermer, Paul JosefPaul Josef Stuermer |
| December 20, 1936 | Nuremberg | Hirsch, HelmutHelmut Hirsch |
| 1937 | Berlin | Thomas, JosefJosef Thomas |
| 1937 | Berlin Sportpalast | Unknown man in SS uniform |
| September 28, 1938 | Berlin | Oster Conspiracy; not executed due to conclusion of Munich Agreement |
| November 9, 1938 | Feldherrnhalle, Munich | Bavaud, MauriceMaurice Bavaud |
| October 5, 1939 | Warsaw | Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, MichałMichał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski,[2] Service for Poland's Victory |
| November 8, 1939 | Bürgerbräukeller, Munich | Elser, Johann GeorgJohann Georg Elser |
| 1939 | Berlin | Kordt, ErichErich Kordt |
| 1940 | Paris, France | Witzleben, Erwin vonErwin von Witzleben |
| 1941 | Berlin | Halem, Nikolaus vonNikolaus von Halem |
| 1941-1943 (several) | Berlin | Römer, BeppoBeppo Römer |
| 1943 | Walki, USSR | Lanz, HubertHubert Lanz, Speidel, HansHans Speidel, Strachwitz, Hyazinth Graf vonHyazinth Graf von Strachwitz |
| March 13, 1943 | Flight to Smolensk, USSR | Tresckow, Henning vonHenning von Tresckow, Schlabrendorff, Fabian vonFabian von Schlabrendorff |
| March 1943 | Smolensk, USSR | König, FriedrichFriedrich König, Boeselager, Philipp vonPhilipp von Boeselager |
| March 21, 1943 | Zeughaus, Berlin | Tresckow, Henning vonHenning von Tresckow, Schlabrendorff, Fabian vonFabian von Schlabrendorff, Gersdorff, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr vonRudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff |
| 1943 | Wolf's Lair, East Prussia | Unknown Pole |
| 1943 | Berlin | Gersdorff, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr vonRudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff |
| November 16, 1943 | Wolf's Lair, East Prussia | Bussche-Streithorst, Axel Freiherr von demAxel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst |
| January 1944 | Wolf's Lair, East Prussia | Kleist-Schmenzin, Ewald-Heinrich vonEwald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin |
| March 11, 1944 | Berghof, Obersalzberg | Breitenbuch, Eberhard vonEberhard von Breitenbuch |
| 1944 (several) | Berlin | Stauffenberg, Claus vonClaus von Stauffenberg |
| July 20, 1944 | Wolf's Lair, East Prussia | Stauffenberg, Claus vonClaus von Stauffenberg |
See also
- 20 July plot
- Cradle of Darkness
- Operation Foxley
- Operation Spark (1940)
- Operation Valkyrie
- Oster Conspiracy
References
- ↑ Christian Zentner, Friedemann Bedürftig (1991). The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich, pp. 47-48. Macmillan, New York. ISBN 0-02-897502-2
- ↑ "Warszawski zamach na Hitlera: Hitler przemknął im koło nosa" (in Polish). October 5, 2011.
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