Henning von Tresckow Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henning von Tresckow, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Germany.

2 records1943–19441 events0 places

Chronological biography

1943

Operation WalkureSeptember 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel

Colonel Henning von Tresckow found Olbrichts revision inadequate and greatly expanded the Valkyrie plan and drafted new supplementary orders

1944

Operation Walkure20 July 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General

German Army officers General Friedrich Olbricht and Major General Henning von Tresckow modified the plan with the intention of using it to take control of German cities, disarm the SS, and arrest the Nazi leadership once Hitler had been assassinated

Titles and roles

Colonel · General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.