Heinz Brandt
German army officer and equestrian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heinz Brandt (11 March 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German officer. During World War II he served as an aide to General Adolf Heusinger, the head of the operations unit of the General Staff. He may have inadvertently saved Adolf Hitler's life, at the cost of his own, by moving the bomb planted by Claus von Stauffenberg during the 20 July plot.
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Heinz Brandt | |
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Born | (1907-03-11)11 March 1907 Charlottenburg, Berlin, German Empire |
Died | 21 July 1944(1944-07-21) (aged 37) Carlshof, East Prussia, Nazi Germany |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (1925–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1944) |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 1925–1944 |
Rank | Generalmajor (posthumously) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Sports career | |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Sport | Equestrian |
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