“It is my duty to save Germany, and for that I am prepared to commit high treason.”

— Wilhelm Canaris

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About Wilhelm Canaris

Admiral • German

Wilhelm Franz Canaris was a German admiral and chief of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944. Initially a supporter of Hitler, he grew disillusioned with the Nazi regime and its...

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