Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a German Army officer in World War II and later worked as a publisher. He founded the Munich Security Conference in 1963.

A member of the von Kleist family, his parents were active in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler. Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, who lived to be 90, was the last surviving member of the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.Angst halte ich für sehr vernünftig. Der Spiegel Feb 28, 2011

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist died at his home in Munich on 8 March 2013 from natural causes. He was 90.

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 Baron von Kleist is Ambassador’s Guest of Honor 
 Interview with Ewald von Kleist 
 Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin on 15 November 2007, Stauffenberg 100th anniversary
  Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, plotter against Hitler and founder of the Munich Conferences, died on March 8th, aged 90; economist.com, Mar 23rd 2013

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