Johann Georg Elser

Deceased Person

1903 – 1945

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Who was Johann Georg Elser?

Johann Georg Elser was a German carpenter who planned and carried out an elaborate assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi leaders, on 8 November 1939 at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich. He was held without trial as a special prisoner of Adolf Hitler for over five years until executed in Dachau concentration camp.

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Born
Jan 4, 1903
Hermaringen
Nationality
  • Germany
Lived in
  • Baden-Württemberg
Died
Apr 9, 1945
Dachau concentration camp

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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