Canaris, Wilhelm, 1887-1945
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found: Abshagen, K. H. Canaris ... 1949.
found: 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)
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1979-07-31: new
2023-10-12: revised
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