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Ulrich von Hassell | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 September 1944 | (aged 62)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Christian August Ulrich von Hassell (12 November 1881 – 8 September 1944) was a German diplomat during World War II. A member of the German Resistance against German dictator Adolf Hitler, Hassell unsuccessfully proposed to the British that the resistance would overthrow Hitler if Germany kept all of its territorial conquests. He was executed in the aftermath of the failed 20 July plot.