卡纳里斯 (Kǎnàlǐsī): Canaris (German surname)

Meanings

1 Canaris (German surname)
2 Wilhelm Canaris (1887-1945), head of the Abwehr (Nazi Germany's military intelligence) and figure in the anti-Hitler resistance

Characters

卡

Examples

卡纳里斯曾是德国军事情报局的首脑。

Kǎnàlǐsī céng shì Déguó jūnshì qíngbào jú de shǒunǎo.

Canaris was once the head of German military intelligence.

二战题材的影片中常常提到卡纳里斯。

Èr zhàn tícái de yǐngpiàn zhōng chángcháng tídào Kǎnàlǐsī.

World War II films often mention Canaris.

Tips

culture

Most often refers to Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Abwehr chief from 1935 until 1944. He was implicated in plots against Hitler and executed at Flossenbürg in April 1945, weeks before the war ended — a frequent figure in WWII intrigue dramas.