Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Wilhelm Canaris

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German military man Wilhelm Canaris.
Last updated on April 20, 2025.
Wilhelm Canaris

Wilhelm Franz Canaris was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr from 1935 to 1944. Canaris was initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, and the Nazi regime. However, following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Canaris turned against Hitler and committed acts of both passive and active resistance during the war.

I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler. — © Wilhelm Canaris
I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.
I have a clear conscience.
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