Regierungsvierte in Berlin in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
Hans Bernd von Haefen
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025
1. Hans Bernd von Haefen stolperstein
Hans Bernd
von Haeften
Jg. 1905
Im christlichen Widerstand
Verhaftet 23.7. 1944
Todesurteil 15.8.1944
Gehängt 15.8.1944
Berlin-Plötzensee
Erected 2021.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 52° 30.763′ N, 13° 22.953′ E. Memorial is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Regierungsvierte. It is on Wilhelmstraße, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Wilhelmstraße 92, Berlin 10117, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rudolf von Scheliha (here, next to this marker); Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (here, next to this marker); Fritz Henkel (here,
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Also see . . . Hans Bernd von Haeften (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
During the rise of the Nazi Party: In 1940, Haeften became the department's leader, but refused to join the Nazi Party. From 1933, he belonged to the Confessing Church. He had contacts with the Kreisau Circle, especially through Ulrich von Hassell and Adam von Trott zu Solz. He refused on religious and moral grounds to have anything to do with any attempt on Adolf Hitler's life, but supported the attempt to overthrow Hitler and stood ready to take power at the Foreign Ministry for the plotters. In January 1944 he stopped his brother, Lieutenant Werner von Haeften, from shooting Hitler with a pistol with the argument that this would break the Fifth Commandment.(Submitted on January 20, 2026.)
Arrest: Haeften was arrested on 23 July 1944, three days after the 20 July Plot, the German military's failed assassination attempt against Hitlerat the Wolfsschanze in East Prussia. His brother Lieutenant Werner von Haeften, who was the adjutant of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, had been summarily shot along with Stauffenberg in the early hours of 21 July at the Bendlerblock. On 15 August, Haeften was brought before the Volksgerichtshof, or People's Court, and accused of treason in connection with the plot. He confessed to the charge, saying "Legally speaking it is treason; actually it is not. For I no longer feel an obligation of loyalty. I see in Hitler the perpetrator of evil in history." He was sentenced to death and hanged the same day at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 20252. Hans Bernd von Haefen stolperstein - wide viewThe stolperstein for Hans Bernd von Haefen is visible here as part of a group of more than 50 such, dedicated in November 2021 to commemorate Foreign Office employees that were persecuted by the Nazis.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
