Joachim Sadrozinski
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Joachim Sadrozinski was a German
officer
who took part in the July 20 plot
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Sadrozinski was born in Tilsit, East Prussia
(today Sovetsk, Russia) and joined the Weimar German Reichswehr
as an officer's cadet in April 1926. He was detached to the military Academy in Berlin
in April 1939 and later fought in the Second World War. He was promoted to a lieutenant colonel of the general staff and was wounded in June 1944. He became a group leader in the staff of the Chief of the Replacement Army (Ersatzheer), General Friedrich Fromm
, and deputy of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
.
On 20 July 1944 Sadrozinski was responsible for the duplication and transmission of the "Valkyrie"
orders in the Bendlerblock
in Berlin. He was arrested by the Gestapo
immediately on 20 July 1944 and was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 21 August 1944. Sadrozinski was hanged on 29 September 1944 in Plötzensee prison
next to Joachim Meichssner
, Fritz von der Lancken, Wilhelm-Friedrich zu Lynar and Otto Herfurth
.
Sadrozinski was married to Elfriede Hempel, with whom he had a daughter and four sons.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
who took part in the July 20 plot
July 20 Plot
On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government...
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Sadrozinski was born in Tilsit, East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
(today Sovetsk, Russia) and joined the Weimar German Reichswehr
Reichswehr
The Reichswehr formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht ....
as an officer's cadet in April 1926. He was detached to the military Academy in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in April 1939 and later fought in the Second World War. He was promoted to a lieutenant colonel of the general staff and was wounded in June 1944. He became a group leader in the staff of the Chief of the Replacement Army (Ersatzheer), General Friedrich Fromm
Friedrich Fromm
Friedrich Fromm was a German army officer. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.-Early life:Fromm was born in Charlottenburg...
, and deputy of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from...
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On 20 July 1944 Sadrozinski was responsible for the duplication and transmission of the "Valkyrie"
Operation Valkyrie
Operation Valkyrie was an emergency continuity of government operations plan developed in Nazi Germany for the Territorial Reserve Army of Germany to execute and implement in case of a general breakdown in civil order of the nation...
orders in the Bendlerblock
Bendlerblock
The Bendlerblock is a building in Berlin, located on the Stauffenbergstraße , south of the Tiergarten. The building was erected between 1911 and 1914 for the Imperial German Navy Offices. During the Weimar Republic it served as the seat of the Reichswehr command and the Ministry of Defence...
in Berlin. He was arrested by the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
immediately on 20 July 1944 and was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 21 August 1944. Sadrozinski was hanged on 29 September 1944 in Plötzensee prison
Plötzensee Prison
Plötzensee Prison was a Prussian institution built in Berlin between 1869 and 1879 near the lake Plötzensee, but in the neighbouring borough of Charlottenburg, on Hüttigpfad off Saatwinkler Damm. During Adolf Hitler's time in power from 1933 to 1945, more than 2,500 people were executed at...
next to Joachim Meichssner
Joachim Meichssner
Joachim Meichssner was a German officer and member of the Resistance against the Nazi régime.-Biography:Meichssner was born in Deutsch Eylau, West Prussia, German Empire ,...
, Fritz von der Lancken, Wilhelm-Friedrich zu Lynar and Otto Herfurth
Otto Herfurth
Otto Herfurth was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
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Sadrozinski was married to Elfriede Hempel, with whom he had a daughter and four sons.