Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager

Last surviving member of the 20th July 1944 conspiracy to blow up Adolf Hitler.

Von Boeselager was to order his troops in Eastern-Europe to retreat to Berlin and to take over crucial parts of the city.

Also von Boeselager was involved in an earlier attempt in 1943, when he planned to shoot Himmler and Hitler. But when Himmler left Hitler`s company, the risk was to big that Himmler would succeed Hitler as the state leader.

When the 20th July attempt failed, von Boeselager halted his retreat and went back to the front and remained undetected.

After the war he was rewarded with military awards in Germany and France. He starting studying economics and became a forestry expert. He also was active in Catholic student fraternities.

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