Ludwig Beck: Moral Military General

Ludwig Beck: Moral Military General

Ludwig Beck

A senior officer and staff officer in the German Army who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Army from 1935 to 1938. In the early 1930s, he supported German rearmament and initially viewed the establishment of the Nazi regime positively; however, he gradually came to oppose Hitler's rapid foreign expansionist policies and plans for an early war. In 1938, arguing that a war with Czechoslovakia was premature for Germany, he resisted the military leadership and resigned as Chief of Staff. Subsequently, he formed an anti-Nazi resistance movement with Carl Goerdeler, Hans Oster, and others. In the July 20, 1944 plan to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the regime, he was designated to become the head of state of a provisional government after Hitler's removal. Following the failure of the plan, he was arrested and attempted suicide, but only wounded himself, and was executed by gunshot on the night of July 20, 1944.

Timeline

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Year Ludwig Beck
1880
Birth of Ludwig Beck (Period: June 29, 1880, Location: Wiesbaden (formerly Biebrich, now Germany))
1914
World War I (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Western Front, Belgium and France)
Western Front Duty in World War I (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Western Front)
1916
Marriage (Ludwig Beck, Amalie Christine Auguste Luise Pagenstecher, Age: 35 years old, Period: May 12, 1916, Location: Bremen, Germany)
1930
Ulm Reichswehr Officers' Trial (Age: 50 years old, Period: September–October 1930, Location: Leipzig, Germany)
1931
Creation of "Truppenführung" (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1931–1934, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1933
Appointment as Head of the Truppenamt (Ludwig Beck, Age: 53 years old, Period: October 1933 – July 1935, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1935
Appointment as Chief of the German Army General Staff (Ludwig Beck, Age: 55 years old, Period: July 1, 1935 – August 31, 1938, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1936
Rhineland Occupation (Age: 55 years old, Period: March 7, 1936, Location: Rhineland (Germany))
1938
German Plan for the Invasion of Czechoslovakia (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1938, Location: Central Europe centering on Czechoslovakia)
1938 Anti-Hitler Coup Plan (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1938, Location: Germany centering on Berlin)
Activities as Leader of the German Resistance (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1938–1944, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1938 Czechoslovak War Crisis (Age: 57 years old, Period: May–September 1938, Location: Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, United Kingdom, etc.)
Opposition to the Invasion Plan of Czechoslovakia (Age: 57 years old, Period: May–July 1938, Location: Berlin, Germany)
Resignation as Chief of the Army General Staff (Ludwig Beck, Age: 58 years old, Period: August 18, 1938, Location: Berlin, Germany)
Munich Conference / Munich Agreement (Age: 58 years old, Period: September 29–30, 1938, Location: Munich (Germany))
1939
World War II (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1939–1945, Location: UK, France, North Africa, Mediterranean, Atlantic, etc.)
1939 Military Coup Plan (Age: 58 years old, Period: Autumn 1939, Location: Various locations in Germany including Berlin)
Zossen Documents (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1939–1944, Location: Zossen, Germany)
1943
Formulation of the Hitler Assassination Plan (Age: 62 years old, Period: 1943, Location: Germany)
1944
Death of Ludwig Beck (Age: 64 years old, Period: July 20, 1944)
July 20 plot (Hitler assassination attempt, Age: 64 years old, Period: July 20, 1944, Location: Wolf's Lair, East Prussia (now Poland))
Beck's Suicide Attempt and Execution (Age: 64 years old, Period: July 20, 1944, Location: Bendlerblock, Berlin)
Execution after the July 20 Plot (Age: 64 years old, Period: July 20, 1944, Location: Bendlerblock, Berlin)

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