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Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (died 1980)

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Born
March 27, 1905
Died
January 27, 1980
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1905

About Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff

Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected. That same month, soldiers from his unit discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre. In 1979 he was awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit), one of the eight classes of West Germany's only state decoration, in recognition of his accomplishments. Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff was born into a military family of Silesian nobility.

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Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff timeline

  1. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected.
  2. In 1979 he was awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit), one of the eight classes of West Germany's only state decoration, in recognition of his accomplishments.

The world when Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff was born

Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff 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 Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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