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'''Carl Goerdeler''' (1884-1945) was a German lawyer politician elected as the Mayor of Leipzig before the Nazis came to power, and who became a prominent member of the [[German Resistance]]. | '''Carl Goerdeler''' (1884-1945) was a German lawyer and politician, elected as the Mayor of Leipzig before the Nazis came to power, and who became a prominent member of the [[German Resistance]]. | ||
After | After leaving office , he traveled through Europe, in the late 1930s, warning European leaders not to deal with Hitler. In 1940, with [[Ludwig Beck]], he began to consider assassinating Hitler. | ||
He took part in the July [[1944 assassination attempt against Hitler]] and was the | He recruited many members of the Resistance, and was sufficiently respected that some individuals, such as declined but did not report him to the Nazi security apparatus. | ||
He took part in the July [[1944 assassination attempt against Hitler]] and was the designated Chancellor in the post-coup country. Arrested in August, he was interrogated under torture for five months, and executed in February 1945. | |||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 8 January 2011
Carl Goerdeler (1884-1945) was a German lawyer and politician, elected as the Mayor of Leipzig before the Nazis came to power, and who became a prominent member of the German Resistance.
After leaving office , he traveled through Europe, in the late 1930s, warning European leaders not to deal with Hitler. In 1940, with Ludwig Beck, he began to consider assassinating Hitler.
He recruited many members of the Resistance, and was sufficiently respected that some individuals, such as declined but did not report him to the Nazi security apparatus.
He took part in the July 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler and was the designated Chancellor in the post-coup country. Arrested in August, he was interrogated under torture for five months, and executed in February 1945.