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Canaris, Wilhelm, 1887-1945

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Personal name headingCanaris, Wilhelm, 1887-1945
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Variant(s)Kanaris, Vilʹgelʹm, 1887-1945
Birth date1887
Death date1945-04-09
Found inAbshagen, K. H. Canaris ... 1949.
Admiral Canaris, 2023: CIP galley (Wilhelm Canaris; career naval officer; rebelled against the Nazi government; head of the Abwehr, Nazi Germany's military intelligence branch; ardent German nationalist; implicated in the plot to assassinate Hitler on July 20, 1944, he was hanged on April 9, 1945; known by a number of nicknames-- the Old Man, Old Whitehead, and "Old Nosy"; rear Admiral; provided intelligence to Free Polish movement; used his office to help Jews and other refugees to get out of Germany)
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