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Ewald Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was the sole survivor of the July 20, 1944 plot.Kleist was the last survivor of those who were actually present at the Bendlerstrasse on July 20. He has given several interviews, notably including appearances in the Oscar nominated documentary “The Restless Conscience,” in which he compellingly describes the tension that day. He states that normally there is a certain weight of the air upon one’s skin but on that day, when ”history was balancing on the edge of a knife,” the weight of the atmosphere on his skin seemed a thousand times heavier. RIP
RIP Sir!
Colin
Ewald Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was the sole survivor of the July 20, 1944 plot.Kleist was the last survivor of those who were actually present at the Bendlerstrasse on July 20. He has given several interviews, notably including appearances in the Oscar nominated documentary “The Restless Conscience,” in which he compellingly describes the tension that day. He states that normally there is a certain weight of the air upon one’s skin but on that day, when ”history was balancing on the edge of a knife,” the weight of the atmosphere on his skin seemed a thousand times heavier. RIP
RIP Sir!
Colin
