Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
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Carl Friedrich Goerdeler was a German conservative politician, monarchist, executive, economist, civil servant and opponent of the Nazi regime. He opposed anti-Jewish policies while he held office and
Goerdeler, c. 1925–1935
Goerdeler as an officer on the Eastern Front, 1916
Bond of the city of Leipzig, issued 20 August 1930, signed by mayor Goerdeler.
Hitler and Goerdeler during the former's visit to Leipzig, 6 March 1934
Ludwig Beck
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Ludwig August Theodor Beck was a German general who served as Chief of the German General Staff from 1933 to 1938. Beck was one of the main conspirators of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
…and the Free City of Danzig and the return of the former German colonies in Africa, to Germany. At the same time, Goerdeler became a member of General Ludwig Beck's private intelligence network. Goerdeler's reports were received not only by Beck but also by General Werner von Fritsch. The German historian…
Beck in 1936
Beck (right) with Werner von Fritsch in 1937.
Site of Beck's suicide attempt in the Bendlerblock office in which Valkyrie was planned.