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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, German colonel (died 1944)

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Born
March 25, 1905
Died
July 21, 1944
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1905

About Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler. Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler. Following his Abitur, Quirnheim joined the Reichswehr in 1923. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Quirnheim was appointed a Staff Officer at the General Staff's organisational division.

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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim timeline

  1. Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.
  2. Following his Abitur, Quirnheim joined the Reichswehr in 1923.

The world when Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim was born

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim was born in 1905. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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