Georg Elser
Carpenter and Hitler's attempted assassin
Born
Died
1945
80 years ago — 42 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
Germany
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A carpenter from Germany, involved in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. Elser built a bomb and placed it in the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, aiming to kill Hitler during a speech. The bomb detonated, but Hitler left the venue earlier than expected, and the assassination attempt failed. Elser was captured and subsequently imprisoned. He was executed in 1945 at the Flossenbürg concentration camp. His actions are often cited as a notable resistance effort against the Nazi regime.
Attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler
Constructed a bomb in Munich
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