Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected. That same month, soldiers from his unit discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre.
- Occupation
- military personnel, resistance fighter, military officer, soldier
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- March 27, 1905
- Died
- January 27, 1980
