Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy until 1998. A member of the von Kleist family, his parents were active in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler. Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, a German Army officer in World War II, was designated to kill Hitler in a suicide attack and was the last surviving member of the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.

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Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
Birth dateJuly 10, 1922
Birth place
Weimar Republic , Province of Pomerania (1815–1945) , Smęcino
Date of deathMarch 08, 2013
Place of death
Germany , Munich
Parents
Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin

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