Ernst John von Freyend [SEP] conflict
Ernst John von Freyend
Ernst John von Freyend (25 March 1909– 24 March 1980) was a German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht officer who served during World War II as the adjutant to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. He is notable for unwittingly helping to place the 20 July plot bomb that was intended to kill Adolf Hitler.
Biography.
On 20 July 1944, he held the rank of Major and arrived at the Wolf's Lair headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia for a situation conference attended by Hitler. Also there as
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- Ralf Böhmke as Adolf Hamann.
- Wilfried Ortmann as Friedrich Olbricht.
- Hans-Edgar Stecher as Werner von Haeften.
- Werner Wieland as Ludwig Beck.
- Otto Dierichs as Erwin von Witzleben.
- Paul Berndt as Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (III)/Arthur Axmann (IV-V).
- Max Bernhardt as Carl Friedrich Goerdeler.
- Manfred Bendik as Ernst John von Freyend.
- Rolf Ripperger as Adolf Heusinger.