Busso Thoma
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Busso Thoma was a salesman.
Thoma was born in St. Blasien-Immeneich, Black Forest
. In 1939, he became a consultant on the staff of the General Army Office (AHA), where, as a Major
, he later became an accessory to the July 20 Plot
to assassinate
German dictator Adolf Hitler
.
On 14 September 1944, Thoma was arrested, on 17 January 1945, he was sentenced to death by the "People's Court" (Volksgerichtshof), and on 23 January 1945, he was hanged at Plötzensee
Prison
in Berlin.
Thoma was born in St. Blasien-Immeneich, Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
. In 1939, he became a consultant on the staff of the General Army Office (AHA), where, as a Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
, he later became an accessory to the July 20 Plot
July 20 Plot
On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government...
to assassinate
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
German dictator Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
.
On 14 September 1944, Thoma was arrested, on 17 January 1945, he was sentenced to death by the "People's Court" (Volksgerichtshof), and on 23 January 1945, he was hanged at Plötzensee
Plötzensee
Plötzensee is a small glacial lake in Berlin. It is situated near the Rehberge public park in the former borough of Wedding, now a part of Mitte. The name stems from Plötze, one name for the roach in German, as the lake formerly teemed with it....
Prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
in Berlin.
Sources
See also
- List of members of the 20 July plot