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Heinz Brandt

German army officer (1907-1944)

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Born
March 11, 1907
Died
July 21, 1944
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1907

About Heinz Brandt

Heinz Brandt was a German officer. During World War II he served as an aide to General Adolf Heusinger, the head of the operations unit of the General Staff. He may have inadvertently saved Adolf Hitler's life, at the cost of his own, by moving the bomb planted by Claus von Stauffenberg during the 20 July plot. In the 2008 film Valkyrie, Heinz Brandt is portrayed by British actor Tom Hollander. Heinz Brandt (11 March 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German officer. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinz Brandt".

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Heinz Brandt timeline

  1. Heinz Brandt (11 March 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German officer.
  2. In the 2008 film Valkyrie, Heinz Brandt is portrayed by British actor Tom Hollander.

The world when Heinz Brandt was born

Heinz Brandt was born in 1907. 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 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Heinz Brandt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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