Busso Thoma (31 October 1899 – 23 January 1945) was a salesman.

Thoma was born in Sankt Blasien-Immeneich, Black Forest. In 1939, he became a consultant on the staff of the General Army Office (AHA), where, as a Major, he later became an accessory to the 20 July Plot to assassinate German dictator Adolf Hitler. On 14 September 1944, Thoma was arrested, on 17 January 1945, he was sentenced to death by the People's Court, and on 23 January 1945, he was hanged at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin.

Busso Thoma

Sources

Plötzensee Prison

See also

List of members of the 20 July plot

1899 births

1945 deaths

People from Sankt Blasien

People from the Grand Duchy of Baden

German Army officers of World War II

Executed members of the 20 July plot

People from Baden-Württemberg executed at Plötzensee Prison

People executed by hanging at Plötzensee Prison

Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg

Busso Thoma