Ernst John von Freyend

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Ernst Maximilian John von Freyend (born March 25, 1909 in Breslau ; † March 24, 1980 ) was a German officer. He was a major in the high command of the Wehrmacht and an agent of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND).

July 20, 1944

Ernst John von Freyend was an eyewitness to the attack on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944 .

As Wilhelm Keitel's personal adjutant , he took part in Adolf Hitler's morning session in Wolfsschanze . After the preliminary meeting in the Keitel barracks, Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg wanted to activate the explosive charge with his adjutant Werner von Haeften under the pretext of having to change his shirt . John von Freyend showed him a room for this. The reason seemed plausible because Stauffenberg had been a fully disabled person since he was wounded. In the assigned room, the two men began arming the bomb. Since that took a long time, Sergeant Werner Vogel suddenly stood in the doorway and reported that Keitel was urging him to hurry, as Hitler wanted to start his briefing on time. Stauffenberg replied that he was coming. Vogel later reported that the two men, bent over a briefcase, were fiddling and had lots of papers lying on the bed. Since Vogel was waiting in front of the left open door, it is believed that he prevented Stauffenberg from putting the second package in the briefcase. When Stauffenberg finally stepped out, John von Freyend urged him to hurry: "Stauffenberg, come on," Keitel had already acted. Together with Walter Buhle he escorted him to the barracks. It is not clear whether he carried the bag for him and whether Stauffenberg was able to assign his place.

The restricted area in which Hitler lived at that time and held his Führer situation was cordoned off with a fence. The RSD and the SS escort command stood guard and patrolled the site. Stauffenberg and his companions passed the guard without any problems. On the way there, John von Freyend had offered to carry the bag to Stauffenberg, but the latter had refused. Since the security area was cordoned off, there were no bodyguards on the premises, and there were no more people or bag checks. Only the hat and belt, with or without a weapon, should be removed at the cloakroom. Here Stauffenberg asked John von Freyend to place him as close as possible to the Führer because of his hearing loss due to injury. John von Freyend was able to place Stauffenberg as he wished, although the meeting had already started. When the bomb detonated, von Freyend was only slightly injured.

After 1945

John von Freyend succeeded in portraying himself as Keitel's assistant and valet at the Nuremberg trials , who was not involved in military decision-making processes. In the early 1950s he worked for the Gehlen organization , the forerunner of the Federal Intelligence Service. From 1969 to 1978 he was the full-time chief executive of the working group of industrial research associations "Otto von Guericke" (AiF).

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility , Adelige Häuser B Volume XI, Volume 57 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1974, p. 190.
  2. ^ Technical glass reports . Journal of Glass Studies. 53 (1980) No. 7. ISSN  0017-1085 , p. 97.
  3. ↑ Uwe Neumärker: Wolfsschanze: Hitler's power center in World War II , Berlin 2007 ISBN 3-86153-433-9
  4. ↑ Der Spiegel (2004): Klaus Wiegrefe: Heroes and Murderers
  5. ↑ Uwe Neumärker: "Wolfsschanze". Hitler's power center in World War II . 3. Edition. Links, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-433-4 , p. 9
  6. ↑ https://recht.nrw.de/lmi/owa/br_mbl_show_pdf?p_jahr=1979&p_nr=53

literature

  • Henrik Eberle, Matthias Uhl : The book Hitler - secret dossier of the NKVD for JW Stalin. Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 2005.
  • Uwe Neumärker: "Wolfsschanze". Hitler's power center in World War II . 3. Edition. Links, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-433-4
personal data
SURNAME John von Freyend, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES John von Freyend, Ernst Maximilian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1980