German officer and resistance fighter who was involved in the failed 20 July 1944 plot against Adolf Hitler, and executed that same night.
This is a cenotaph to his memory in Munich. He was buried at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof in Berlin.
This is a cenotaph to his memory in Munich. He was buried at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof in Berlin.
German officer and resistance fighter who was involved in the failed 20 July 1944 plot against Adolf Hitler, and executed that same night.
This is a cenotaph to his memory in Munich. He was buried at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof in Berlin.
This is a cenotaph to his memory in Munich. He was buried at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof in Berlin.
Inscription
Zum Gedenken an
Oberst i.G. Albrecht Ritter
Mertz von Quirnheim
Er wurde am 25. März 1905
in München geboren und
gab sein Leben für Freiheit
und Recht in Berlin am
20. July 1944
In memory of
General staff Colonel
Albrecht Ritter (knight)
Mertz von Quirnheim
He was born on 25 March 1905
in Munich and
gave his life for freedom
and justice in Berlin on
20 July 1944
Gravesite Details
Memorial plaque on the church wall (cenotaph)
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