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Death Sentence

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944

Erwin von Witzleben8 August 1944

Berlin · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Witzleben is sentenced to death for his role in the conspiracy against Hitler

Names involved

Erwin von Witzleben

Provenance

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