GOTTFRIED VON BISMARK SCHOEHAUSEN
He was from a aristocratic princely family
and he joined SS and reached rank of Maj General in SS. he was against
continuing the WW II and accordingly he made efforts to gather opinions of
German aristocracy and desired to negotiate with allies. He was also in touch
with Nazi resistance fighters. he was aware of the plot to assassinate Hitler
bit was not involved.After the failure of the plot on 20 July 1944 he was not
arrested but sent to Sachsnhausen concentration camp. He was not tortured there
and was well treated. He was liberated by the soviets when they over ran
Berlin.
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