Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg

German diplomat who served as the last German ambassador to the Soviet Union before Operation Barbarossa

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1875

Place of Birth: Kemberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1944

Profession: diplomat, resistance fighter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Friedrich-Werner Erdmann Matthias Johann Bernhard Erich Graf von der Schulenburg (20 November 1875 – 10 November 1944) was a German diplomat who served as the last German ambassador to the Soviet Union before Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941.
He began his diplomatic career before World War I, serving as consul and ambassador in several countries.
He turned against the main Nazi Party and joined the conspiracy against Hitler.
After the failed 20 July plot in 1944 to assassinate Hitler, Schulenburg was accused of being a co-conspirator and eventually executed. He was a Knight of Justice of the Order of St John, which was regarded with disfavour by the Nazis.