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| − | The '''Kreisau Circle''' was a [[Germany|German]] anti-[[Nazi]] resistance group, founded in 1940 by | + | The '''Kreisau Circle''' (German: ''Kreisauer Kreis'') was a [[Germany|German]] anti-[[Nazi]] resistance group, founded in 1940 by Helmuth James Graf von Moltke (11 March 1907 – 23 January 1945) on his estate at Kreisau. The Circle drafted a [[Christian]]-[[conservative]] [[politics|political]] program for post-[[war]] Germany. |
| − | Von Moltke was arrested in January 1944 after which most of his colleagues attached themselves to [[Claus von Stauffenberg|von Stauffenberg]]'s group which tried, unsuccessfully, to kill [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] in July 1944. | + | Von Moltke was arrested in January 1944 after which most of his colleagues attached themselves to [[Claus von Stauffenberg|Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ]]'s group which tried, unsuccessfully, to kill [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] in July 1944. |
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Revision as of 21:06, August 17, 2008
The Kreisau Circle (German: Kreisauer Kreis) was a German anti-Nazi resistance group, founded in 1940 by Helmuth James Graf von Moltke (11 March 1907 – 23 January 1945) on his estate at Kreisau. The Circle drafted a Christian-conservative political program for post-war Germany.
Von Moltke was arrested in January 1944 after which most of his colleagues attached themselves to Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg 's group which tried, unsuccessfully, to kill Hitler in July 1944.