Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan f
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A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is often associated with terr
Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff
…27 March 1905 – 27 January 1980) was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected. That same month, soldiers from his unit discovered the mass…
The hijacker-pilot Marwan al-Shehhi carried out a suicide dive on the South Tower (left) with United Airlines Flight 175 during the September 11 attacks, New York City
Plaque marking the location of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, written in Urdu. Translation: Place of Martyrdom, Ms. Benazir Bhutto martyred. Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide terrorist in 2007.
Illustration of Samson by Gustave Doré.
Commemorative plaque for the 1905 Murchison suicide attack