Friedrich Werner von der Schulenberg

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (20 November 1875 – 10 November 1944) was an early Nazi supporter and German diplomat who served as the last German ambassador to the Soviet Union before Operation: Barbarossa. He began his diplomatic career before World War I, serving as consul and ambassador in several countries. He turned against the main Nazi Party and joined the conspiracy against Hitler. After the failed 20 July plot in 1944, Schulenburg was accused of being a co-conspirator and subsequently executed.

He was a Knight of Justice of the Order of St John, which was regarded with disfavour by the Nazis.

Friedrich Werner von der Schulenberg in Worldwar
On 22 June 1941, Count Schulenberg formally announced the advent of Germany's invasion of Russia to Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov on 22 June 1941. Molotov asked Schulenberg "Do you believe that we deserved this?" and the German had no answer.

In 1964, Molotov remembered Schulenberg's announcement as the worst moment of his life.