Answer the following question: What key details about karl freiherr von thungen can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lieutenant general karl freiherr von thungen -lrb- 26 june 1893 -- 24 october 1944 -rrb- was a german army officer who was the inspector of the army in berlin and was executed after the failed july 20 plot in 1944 . he was born in mainz . after service in world war i he served in the reichswehr . in world war ii he served on the eastern front , in 1942 and 1943 with the 18th panzer division . on 6 april 1943 he was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross . on 20 july 1944 , he was appointed by the conspirators as the commander of the defense group iii -lrb- berlin -rrb- as the successor to the arrested general joachim von kortzfleisch . he did not follow the conspirators orders and later took part in the interrogation of major hans-ulrich von oertzen , a supporter of the plot under his command . he was nevertheless subsequently arrested by the gestapo . he was dismissed from the army by the court of honor and was then tried by the people 's court , sentenced to death by roland freisler on 5 october 1944 and shot by firing squad in brandenburg-gorden prison on 24 october 1944 .
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- battles is world war i world war ii- death date is 24 october 1944- allegiance is german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb-- commands is 18th panzer division inspector of the army in berlin- rank is generalleutnant- awards is knight 's cross of the iron cross- birth date is 26 june 1893- name is karl freiherr von thungen- branch is heer- death place is brandenburg-gorden of prussia , nazi germany prison , province of brandenburg , free state- birth place is mainz , grand duchy of hesse , german empire