Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff

German general

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Lubin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1980

Profession: military personnel, resistance fighter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (27 March 1905 – 27 January 1980) was an officer in the German Army.
He attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected.
That same month, soldiers from his unit discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre.