Hellmuth Stieff

Hellmuth Stieff
Stieff in Russia, May 1942
Born(1901-06-06)6 June 1901
Deutsch Eylau, West Prussia, German Empire
Died8 August 1944(1944-08-08) (aged 43)
Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1922–44
RankGeneralmajor
CommandsChief of Organisation at OKH
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsGerman Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class

Hellmuth Stieff (6 June 1901 – 8 August 1944) was a German general and a member of the OKH (German Army Headquarters) during World War II. He took part in attempts by the German resistance to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 7 and 20 July 1944.