Dissolution
On 19 January 1944 Moltke was arrested and the Kreisau Circle fell into disarray. The focus of some circle members had been turning towards an active political coup, and some participated in the famous failed assassination attempt on the 20th of July 1944. After the failure of this Plot, many members of the Circle were arrested and were executed. These included Trott but also members who had not been part of the Plot, such as Moltke, Yorck and Delp.
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