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Claus Von Stauffenberg was born on November 15th,1907 in Jettingen Germany.

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Claus first joined the German army in the year 1929.

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On September 26, 1933 he marries Nina Freiin von Lerchenfeld who he had 5 children with their names were Berthold, Heimeran, Franz-Ludwig, Valerie, and Konstanze.

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In 1939 he was promoted to staff officer in the campaign against northern France and Poland, eventually he is moved to the Soviet Front where he starts to realize how corrupt Hitler is.

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In April of 1943 he loses his left eye, right hand, and two fingers on his left hand. While recovering he realizes that Hitler must be stopped.

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In 1944 he got promoted to colonel, and realized that this was his time to act as he was attending personal meetings with Hitler in the Wolfs Lair.

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In 1944 he says this famous quote, “It is now time that something was done. But the man who has the courage to do something must do it in the knowledge that he will go down in German history as a traitor. If he does not do it, however, he will be a traitor to his own conscience.”

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On July 20th 1944 he successfully plants the bomb and leaves the room but unfortunately another German officer kicks the briefcase with the bomb out of the way and the bomb fails to kills Hitler.

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Claus is immediately hunted by a German fire team for his actions and him and other conspirators are hunted down and killed the next day in Berlin.

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Him and all of the other conspirators showed that the Nazis were weakening as even top ranking officials were turning on them. They also inspired people and gave them hope that there is still good left in the world and people willing to stand up to evil and corruption even if it isn't the popular thing to do.

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Valkyrie Official Trailer #2 - Tom Cruise Movie (2008) HD

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In December of 2008 the movie "Valkyrie" comes out which shows the events of operation Valkyrie, Claus Von Stauffenberg is played by actor Tom Cruise.