Uncategorised Last Member of the 20 July Plot dies.

[Daniel Cole]

Interesting story on Deutsche Welle about the last surviving memeber (Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager) of the plot to kill Hitler on 20 Juli 1944. I think he was an RK holder.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3306896,00.html

[Guest Darrell]

Hailed as a Hero in the "Western" mentality, I wonder (honestly) how he would have been treated by most of the old guard had they known post-war?

[Paul R]

Hailed as a Hero in the "Western" mentality, I wonder (honestly) how he would have been treated by most of the old guard had they known post-war?

What do you mean?

Here is his photo, before the article disappears.

[Guest Darrell]

What do you mean?

What I meant, was some of the old Guard still regarded assassination of a "Leader" as Treason, regardless of whether it be a lunatic like Hitler or any someone else.

[Paul R]

What I meant, was some of the old Guard still regarded assassination of a "Leader" as Treason, regardless of whether it be a lunatic like Hitler or any someone else.

I get it. Sometimes I can be a bit dense!