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Werner Karl Otto Theodor von Haeften (9 October 1908 – 21 July 1944) was an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht who took part in the military-based conspiracy against Adolf Hitler known as the 20 July plot.
Jul 19, 2019 · Believing that Hitler was truly dead, Stauffenberg and his aide Werner von Haeften jumped into a staff car and bluffed their way past three separate military checkpoints to escape the chaos...
Werner von Haeften. An attorney and first lieutenant, Haeften serves primarily on the eastern front. After recovering from being severely wounded, he is assigned to the staff of commanding officer of the Ersatzheer (Reserve Army) and serves as Stauffenberg's adjutant from November 1943 on.
There were several abortive assassination attempts on Hitler’s life before Stauffenberg finally went ahead with Operation Valkyrie on July 20th 1944. Accompanied by his aide, Lieutenant Werner Von Haeften, Stauffenberg attended Hitler’s military conference at the Wolfsschanze in East Prussia, carrying a bomb in his briefcase.
Werner von Haeften then tossed the second unprimed bomb into the forest as they made a dash for Rastenburg airfield, reaching it before it could be realised that Stauffenberg could be responsible for the explosion.
Werner von Haeften was born in Germany in 1908. He joined the German Army and by the outbreak of the Second World War had reached the rank of first lieutenant. Haeften took part in Operation Barbarossa and after recovering from serious wounds became adjutant to Claus von Stauffenberg in November 1943.
Werner von Haeften was born in Germany in 1908. He joined the German Army and by the outbreak of the Second World War had reached the rank of first lieutenant. Haeften took part in Operation Barbarossa and after recovering from serious wounds became adjutant to Claus von Stauffenberg in November 1943.
