Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Wilhelm Canaris across 4 places, from 1887 to 1938.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr (the German military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Wilhelm Canaris was documented, and when
1 January 1887exact date
Aplerbeckattested“Canaris was born on 1 January 1887 in Aplerbeck (now a part of Dortmund) in Westphalia, the son of Carl Canaris, a wealthy industrialist, and his wife, Auguste (née Popp).”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1 January 1887exact date
Province of Westphaliaattested“Canaris was born on 1 January 1887 in Aplerbeck (now a part of Dortmund) in Westphalia, the son of Carl Canaris, a wealthy industrialist, and his wife, Auguste (née Popp).”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1924year
Osakaattested“In the spring of 1924, Canaris was sent to Osaka, Japan, to supervise a secret U-boat construction program in direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1938year
Germanyattested“However, a genealogical investigation in 1938 revealed that Canaris and his patrilineal ancestors were actually of Northern Italian descent, the family name had originally been Canarisi, and they had lived in Germany since the 17th century.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
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March 1915month
Chilementioned“Most of the crew was interned in Chile in March 1915, but in August 1915, Canaris escaped under the name "Reed Rosas" by using his fluency in Spanish.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
October 1915month
Germanymentioned“With the help of some German merchants he was able to return to Germany in October 1915.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1917year
Mediterraneanmentioned“He ended the war as a U-boat commander from late 1917 in the Mediterranean and was credited with a number of sinkings and even came to the attention of the Kaiser.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1918year
Germanymentioned“During the German Revolution of 1918–19, Canaris helped organise the formation of Freikorps paramilitary units to suppress the communist revolutionary movements, whose members were attempting to spread the ideals of the Russian Revolutio…”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
29 September 1934exact date
Swinemündementioned“Taking a position as the fortress commander at Swinemünde on 29 September 1934, Canaris seemed to be near the end of his career as he settled into a sort of "provincial exile" with his family.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
3 December 1937exact date
New Yorkmentioned“Back in 1931, Ritter had met Duquesne in New York, and both spies reconnected in New York on 3 December 1937.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
13 March 1938exact date
Austriamentioned“However, the sham action did not move Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg, who was forced to resign when German troops marched into Austria, which was followed by its official annexation into Greater Germany (Grossdeutschland) on 13 March 1938.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
12 September 1939exact date
Province of Silesiamentioned“Canaris visited Hitler's headquarters train on 12 September 1939, then in the Province of Silesia, to register his objection to the atrocities.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
8 February 1940exact date
New Yorkmentioned“On 8 February 1940, Ritter sent Sebold to New York under the alias of Harry Sawyer and instructed him to set up a shortwave radio-transmitting station to establish contact with the German shortwave station abroad.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
28 June 1941exact date
Germanymentioned“On 28 June 1941, after a two-year investigation, the FBI arrested Duquesne and 32 other Nazi spies on charges of relaying secret information on US weaponry and shipping movements to Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
December 1941month
Berlinmentioned“At a conference of senior officers in Berlin, in December 1941, Canaris is quoted as saying that "the Abwehr has nothing to do with the persecution of Jews....”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1942year
Gibraltarmentioned“After 1942, Canaris visited Spain frequently and was probably in contact with British agents from Gibraltar.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
1942year
Spainmentioned“After 1942, Canaris visited Spain frequently and was probably in contact with British agents from Gibraltar.”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
2 January 1942exact date
Pearl Harbormentioned“On 2 January 1942, less than a month after the US was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor and Germany had declared war on the United States, the 33 members of the Duquesne Spy Ring were sentenced to serve a total of more than 300 years in…”source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Canaris
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