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Wilhelm Canaris

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (January 1, 1887-April 9, 1945)
    Leader in Abwehr Conspiracy, a plot to kill Adolf Hitler
    Became chief of Abwehr, German espionage agency, in 1935
    Divulged German military secrets to England
    Flew to headquarters in Smolensk in 1943 to plan assassination with General Hans Oster and Colonel Henning von Tresckow
    Arrested in 1945
    Hanged at Flossenberg Concentration Camp in 1945

Why he might be annoying:

    He was said to be a confusing, oversensitive man, described as 'a vibrating bundle of nerves.'
    He bears a resemblance to Democratic contender General Wesley Clark.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was against Hitler and the Nazi regime.
    He attempted to steer Hitler away from his brutal, genocidal ambitions.
    When this failed, he planned an upset of the Nazi regime from within, using the Abwehr to gather intelligence against Hitler and help the Army conspirators assassinate him.
    He aided the French resistance and the Allied forces with inside information.
    He misled Hitler about a planned Allied strike on Anzio, attempting to throw off his military strategy.
    He was passionately against the Nazis' genocide and war crimes, particularly those of Reinhard Heydrich.
    He said before his execution, 'I die for my fatherland. I have a clear conscience. I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.'

Credit: Big Papa


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 102 Votes: 36.27% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 91 Votes: 47.25% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 113 Votes: 46.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 278 Votes: 61.87% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 341 Votes: 46.04% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 94 Votes: 31.91% Annoying