Hans+Bernd+Gisevius

=Hans Bernd Gisevius=

Hans was born on July 14, 1904 and died on February 23, 1974. After World War II, Hans wrote //Valkyrie//, a story about the plot to assassinate Hitler. In August 1933, Hans began his service with the political police in Prussia after studying law. He experienced first hand the creation of the Gestapo and the murder of members of the SA and many innocent people on June 30, 1934. He was part of the military circles' initial assassination plans in 1938. After the invasion of Poland, Gisevius was put into service in the office for Foreign Affairs/Counter Intelligence of the Armed Forces High Command under Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, where he utilized contacts for his activities. On July 20, 1944, he spent hours in the Bendler Block, the conspirators' command center. When the attempted coup failed, he succeeded in avoiding the Gestapo and returned to Switzerland. Home