In which city on the Elbe was Henning von Tresckow born in 1901?
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Magdeburg
His father was a Prussian general; the family had produced officers for generations.
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Henning von Tresckow
Tresckow in Wehrmacht uniform as a General Staff officer.
In which sector did Tresckow work in the 1920s before returning to the Reichswehr?
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banking
He worked at a bank and as a stockbroker, travelled around the world and returned to the army in 1926.
In which army group did Tresckow build up a resistance cell as a General Staff officer?
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Army Group Centre
On his staff he gathered officers such as Schlabrendorff, Gersdorff and the Boeselager brothers.
Disguised as what did Tresckow smuggle a bomb onto Hitler's plane in March 1943?
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bottles of Cointreau
The parcel was supposedly a present for an officer at Hitler's headquarters. The bomb did not go off; Schlabrendorff retrieved it unnoticed the next day.
Which aide and confidant helped Tresckow with the attack on Hitler's plane?
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Fabian von Schlabrendorff
Schlabrendorff was one of the few conspirators to survive; his trial was interrupted by Freisler's death. He later became a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court.
With which French phrase did Tresckow insist that the assassination had to go ahead?
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coûte que coûte
It was no longer about the practical purpose, but about showing that the resistance had dared the blow “before the world and before history”.
What was Tresckow's rank in July 1944?
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major general
His last post was chief of staff of the 2nd Army on the Eastern Front.
With what did Tresckow take his own life at the front on 21 July 1944?
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a hand grenade
He faked a partisan attack so that his family would stay protected. When the truth came out, the Gestapo had his body exhumed and burned.
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