Kreisau Circle.

About Kreisau Circle

The Kreisau Circle (1940–1944) was a group of about twenty-five German dissidents in Nazi Germany led by jurist and nobleman Helmuth James von Moltke, who met up from 1940 at the historic Moltke estate in the rural town of Kreisau, Silesia. The circle was composed of men and women from a variety of backgrounds, including those of noble descent, devout Protestants and Catholics, intellectuals, military personnel, socialists and conservatives. Despite their differences, the members of the Kreisau Circle found common interest in their opposition to Hitler's regime on moral and religious grounds. At their meetings, the circle discussed how they would reorganize the German government after the end of the Third Reich.