Erwin von Lahousen

Erwin von Lahousen
Born(1897-10-25)25 October 1897
Died24 February 1955(1955-02-24) (aged 57)
Innsbruck, Allied-occupied Austria
AllegianceAustro-Hungarian Army
Wehrmacht
BranchAbwehr
Service years1915-1945
RankGeneralmajor
AwardsMilitary Merit Cross
Karl Troop Cross
German Cross
Iron Cross

Erwin Heinrich René Lahousen, Edler von Vivremont (25 October 1897 – 24 February 1955) was a German military office who was a high-ranking Abwehr official during the Second World War, as well as a member of the German Resistance and a key player in attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 13 March 1943 and 20 July 1944.


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