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Oct 04, 1886 Popowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 04 Sep 1944 (aged 57)
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About Erich Fellgiebel
- Fritz Erich Fellgiebel (4 October 1886 – 4 September 1944) was an anti-Nazi German Army general and a conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
- In 1929, Fellgiebel became head of the (German: Chiffrierstelle) cipher bureau of the Reichswehrministerium, which would eventually become the OKW/Chi.
- He was a signals specialist and was instrumental in introducing a common enciphering machine, the Enigma machine.
- However, he was unsuccessful in promoting a single cipher agency to coordinate all operations, as was demanded by OKW/Chi and was still blocked by Joachim von Ribbentrop, Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring until autumn 1943.
- It was not achieved until General Albert Praun took over the post.
