The Hitler Conspirator The Hitler Conspirator The Story of Kurt Freiherr von Plettenberg and Stauffenberg's Valkyrie Plot to Kill the Führer Eberhard Schmidt Frontline2016Hardback208pp Illustrated230x154mm 9781473856912 Product Code: 508354 Details Kurt Freiherr von Plettenberg was 54 when he threw himself from a fourth-floor window of a Gestapo jail. This biography tells for the first time how a... DetailsBackDetailsKurt Freiherr von Plettenberg was 54 when he threw himself from a fourth-floor window of a Gestapo jail. This biography tells for the first time how a scion of German aristocracy, who fought with distinction in both world wars, helped organize resistance to the Nazi regime, culminating in the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. Only captured in March 1945 as the Reich was crumbling, he took his own life to avoid betraying his friends under torture.Read MoreRead Less publ £19.99now £7.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesMilitary HistoryWorld War IITagsBiographySecond World War