Wilhelm Canaris
German admiral
Born on: January 1, 1887Died on: April 9, 1945
Aged: 58 years 98 days (699 months)
Birth Sign: Capricorn
Wilhelm Franz Canaris was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr from 1935 to 1944. Initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, Canaris turned against Hitler and committed acts of both passive and active resistance during World War II following the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
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