Karl Sack

Karl Sack (9 June 1896 – 9 April 1945) was a German jurist and member of the resistance movement during World War II.

In 1934, Sack joined the newly established Reichskriegsgericht (Reich Military Court) where he quickly rose to a senior position.

During the Second World War, Sack maintained contacts within the resistance circles in the military, including Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Major General Hans Oster and Hans von Dohnanyi, as well as with others within the Abwehr (German military intelligence).

In 1984, Sack's role as a member of the resistance was remembered with a bronze plaque placed in the former Reichskriegsgericht in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

There was some opposition to this honour as Sack favoured a far-reaching interpretation of what constituted desertion, which ostensibly could have led to unwarranted death sentences.