Wilhelm Canaris
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Wilhelm Canaris was a German admiral who headed Nazi Germany’s military intelligence service and later became involved in resistance efforts against Adolf Hitler.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German admiral
ⓘ
human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Gestapo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-04-09 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| fullName | Wilhelm Franz Canaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOf | Abwehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | conservative nationalism ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Flossenbürg concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | ambivalent relationship with Nazi regime ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kriegsmarine high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial German Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Reichsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in German resistance against Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
leading Nazi Germany’s military intelligence service ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence chief
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | German resistance to Nazism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aplerbeck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Province of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flossenbürg concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief of the Abwehr ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| removedFromOfficeBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFromOfficeDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| usedCover | Abwehr operations abroad ⓘ |
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