COD Henning von (Tresckow)

Tresckow, Henning von (Tresckow), (1901-1944), Major-General Germanic army, one of the leaders of the resistance. Born January 10, 1901 in Magdeburg in the old Prussian family. As a young man engaged in banking and exchange activities. Initially adopted national - the socialist movement, . because he considered him capable of liberating the country from the chains of the Versailles Treaty, . but soon became disenchanted with him and went first to the opposition, . then to resist, and ultimately to the plot.,
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. During the 2-nd World War, participated in the Polish and French campaigns, he obtained the rank of Major General
. Then served as deputy to General Fedor von Bock on the Eastern Front, which tried to persuade him to plot against Hitler. Von Tresckow was among the participants attempt to assassinate Hitler in Smolensk, March 13, 1943. In late 1943, General Erich von Manstein Friedrich, despite personal sympathies to the background of cod, denied him his appointment as Chief of Staff of Army Group South, with knowledge of the anti-Hitler sentiment Cod. Attempts to obtain background Cod transfer in the Fц?hrer's headquarters in Rustenburg, to carry out an attempt on Hitler, failed. The leader of the July 1944 conspiracy of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg von Cod advised to remain on the eastern front, saying that he would personally lead a terrorist act in Rastenburg. Having learned that the plot failed, von Tresckow in desperation decided to commit suicide. "They will soon learn about me - he said to his adjutant Shlabrendorfu - and try to wrest from me the names of our comrades. To prevent them, I must sacrifice my life ". Shlabrendorf tried to convince the background Cod. However, July 21, 1944 von Tresckow went to the front. After driving away from his escort, he fired his revolver into the air, apparently hoping to bring an answering fire. Then blew himself up on a hand grenade. His dying words later became well known throughout Germany: "We did the right. A few hours later I appear before God, responsible for all their acts and omissions. I believe that I can say with a clear conscience, that tried to fight against Hitler. God once promised Abraham to spare Sodom if the city can find at least a dozen men. Hopefully, what we did convince him to spare and preserve Germany. We do not complain. Those who joined the resistance, has staked the fate of. Human dignity is, if he's ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of what it believes. "