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Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager | |
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Born | Burg Heimerzheim, German Empire | 6 September 1917
Died | 1 May 2008 Burg Kreuzberg, Altenahr, Germany | (aged 90)
Allegiance | Germany |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Cavalry Regiment Centre 3. Kavalleriebrigade |
Battles/wars | Eastern Front (World War II) |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Relations | Georg von Boeselager (brother) |
Other work | economist, forester |
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager (6 September 1917 – 1 May 2008) was the second-last surviving member of the 20 July Plot, a conspiracy of Wehrmacht officers to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1944.