Philipp von Boeselager
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Philipp von Boeselager is the last surviving member of the July 20 Plot, a conspiracy among high ranking Nazi officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. At the time Boeselager was a 25 year old field lieutenant, and his role in the plan was to order his troops (who were unaware of the plot) to leave the front lines in Eastern Europe and ride on commandeered horses all the way back to Berlin to seize crucial parts of the city in a full scale coup after Hitler was dead.
When the assassin's bomb failed to kill the Fuhrer, Boeselager was informed in time to turn his unexplained cavalry retreat around and return to the front before suspicions were unduly raised. Due to Boeselager's fortuitous timing, his involvement in the operation went undetected and he was not executed along with the majority of the other conspirators.
After the war, Boeselager's part in the failed attempt became known and he was regarded as a hero by Germany and France, receiving the highest military medals both countries could provide.