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Hitler's ascension to the position of Chancellor on January 30th 1933 marked the beginning of a new and turbulent period for Germany and hardship for German citizens. Many resistance groups were founded and while some emerged from anti-Nazi groups from before Hitler's rule, some were new in realising the threat and working against it. Political parties, the Church and the army were all organisations that had existed before Nazi rule and turned their efforts to overthrowing …

…with both the army and the military intelligence service, the Abwehr. The young, liberal intellectuals working within the foreign office took an international outlook and there were constant attempts both before the war and during it, to contact allied forces and work a deal for Germanys future out. The Abwehr was a vital tool in the German resistance force and its head, Admiral Canaris was one of its main executors behind the 'Officers Plot' of 1944.