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1887 - Born in Aplerbeck, near Dortmund, in Westphalia, on the 1st of January, the son of wealthy industrialist Carl Canaris and his wife Auguste.
- German admiral, head of military intelligence (Abwehr) under the Nazi regime and a key participant in the resistance of military officers to Adolf Hitler.
1905 - Canaris joined the German Imperial Navy.
1906 - During World War I, he had become an officer serving on board the SMS Dresden as intelligence officer.
1919 - Married Erika Waag, also the child of an industrialist and they had two daughters.
1931 - He was promoted as Captain.
1933 - After Adolf Hitler's rise to power, he was made head of the Abwehr.
1935 - Promoted to Rear Admiral.
- He was made chief of the Abwehr [military intelligence].
- He made contacts with Spain to organize a German spy network in Spain.
1937 - Still he was a supporter of Hitler.
1942 - Visited Spain frequently and was probably in contact with British agents from Gibraltar.
1943-1944 - Abwehr was put under constant surveillance, but Canaris was not dismissed until February.
- Secretly met Allied agents in occupied France.
- He was arrested shortly after the attempt on Hitler's life, though he was not directly involved in the plot.
1945 - He died of execution on April 9th in Flossenbürg concentration camp.
- German admiral, head of military intelligence (Abwehr) under the Nazi regime and a key participant in the resistance of military officers to Adolf Hitler.
1905 - Canaris joined the German Imperial Navy.
1906 - During World War I, he had become an officer serving on board the SMS Dresden as intelligence officer.
1919 - Married Erika Waag, also the child of an industrialist and they had two daughters.
1931 - He was promoted as Captain.
1933 - After Adolf Hitler's rise to power, he was made head of the Abwehr.
1935 - Promoted to Rear Admiral.
- He was made chief of the Abwehr [military intelligence].
- He made contacts with Spain to organize a German spy network in Spain.
1937 - Still he was a supporter of Hitler.
1942 - Visited Spain frequently and was probably in contact with British agents from Gibraltar.
1943-1944 - Abwehr was put under constant surveillance, but Canaris was not dismissed until February.
- Secretly met Allied agents in occupied France.
- He was arrested shortly after the attempt on Hitler's life, though he was not directly involved in the plot.
1945 - He died of execution on April 9th in Flossenbürg concentration camp.
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