Friedrich-Werner, Graf von der Schulenburg

Friedrich-Werner, Graf von der Schulenburg 

Friedrich-Werner, Graf von der Schulenburg 

[9] pages Envelope 21/24 ; microfilm reel 098 ; Frames 459-470 

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg was born on November 20, 1875 and died on the 10th November 1944. He was a German diplomat who served as the last German ambassador to the Soviet Union before Operation Barbarossa. He began his diplomatic career before World War I, serving as consul and ambassador in several countries. He turned against the main Nazi Party and joined the conspiracy against Hitler. After the failed 20 July plot in 1944, Schulenburg was accused of being a co-conspirator and eventually executed. Newspaper clippings and Periodical Excerpts.