German army General Erich Fellgiebel in staff car Horch passing make shift Luftwaffe flugplatz landing strip France 1940

1938 he became head of the army signal corps and head of armed forces communications in Armed Forces High Command. His former superior Colonel-General
Ludwig Beck and Beck successor Colonel-General Franz Halder brought Fellgiebel into contact with the military resistance circles. He was a key figure in the preparations
for Operation "Valkyrie." On July 20, 1944, Fellgiebel was in the Wolfs Lair Hitler.
headquarters in East Prussia, where he attempted to cut off all communications with this center of power.