Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz (27 September 1901 in Freiburg, Germany6 April 1970 in Canary Islands) was a German economist. He became a crucial assistant of Allen Dulles in Europe and was awarded the US Medal of Freedom in 1945 for his skillful negotiations in Ascona, Switzerland, for the surrender of a million Nazi forces in World War II, with specific reference to Italy (Operation Sunrise).
Family Schulze-Gaevernitz was the son of Gerhart von Schulze-Gävernitz, professor of political science at Freiburg University and a member of the Weimar parliament (25 July 1865 in Breslau, Silesia10 July 1943 in Krainsdorf, Silesia). His mother was Johanna Hirsch, (23 May 1876 in Mannheim, Germany1938 in Ascona, Switzerland). He had two sisters: Ruth Gaevernitz, a historian; and Margiana von Schulze-Gävernitz, who married entrepreneur and philanthropist Edmund Stinnes.
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