LC control no. | n 79061381 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Canaris, Wilhelm, 1887-1945 |
Variant(s) | Kanaris, Vilʹgelʹm, 1887-1945 |
Birth date | 1887 |
Death date | 1945-04-09 |
Found in | Abshagen, 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) |
Associated language | ger |