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36 years old (1907-1944)

Germany Army Officer

Dark hair, blue eyes, tall, and said to be good looking

Known to be conservative, nationalist, aristocratic, and a Catholic

In 1943, he was badly injured when serving in Tunisia and lost an eye, his right hand, and two fingers off of his left hand.

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When Stauffenberg was recovering from his injuries from Tunisia, he was approached by a group of conspirators. The group was led by Gen Henning Von Tresckow. Later, Stauffenberg was amazed by the idea and became a leading member of the plot to attempt to kill the Fuhrer.

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This song written by Sia presents the idea of resilience, bravery, and power that one holds. Many resistance groups and people show these similar characteristics when fighting against something for their own rights and beliefs.

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The conspirators thought many times that the Getapos would close in on them, but in 1944, Stauffenberg became the chief of staff for commander of the General Replacement Army. This allowed him to gain access to the meeting with Hitler. They planned to carry the explosives in a briefcase, prime the bomb and place it near the Fuhrer, dash back to Berlin, and use the group to gain control of the Replacement Army hoping Hitler had been killed.

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He entered inside and placed down his briefcase on the left foot of the table just near where Hitler was seated; intending for him to get a powerful blow from the explosion. Later, 5-10 minutes before the explosion, Stauffenberg makes his exit and quickly tries making his way back to Berlin. As the explosion went off, it was thought that Hitler must be dead.

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"They were not sure they would succeed but Tresckow said the attack on Hitler must go on, if only to prove that not all Germans were his followers." -Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

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On the 20th of July, 1944, Stauffenberg arrived to the secret East Prussia Complex on the Eastern Front also known as the Wolf's Lair. The briefing was set for 12:30 pm. When setting up, he was interrupted, causing him to use only 1 of the 2 bombs inside the big black briefcase he held.

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The idea was to kill Hitler, but this did not exactly happen. The briefcase had been moved to the table leg away from Hitler and the oak table shielded him from the blast. Because only one bomb had been used, the explosion was not as powerful as intended. 4 people died, many became injured, but Hitler faced no serious injuries.

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Both images show the wreckage after the bombing.

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Both images show the wreckage after the bombing.

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Watch this video to learn the full story of Claus von Stauffenberg's in depth attempt to kill Hitler.

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The RUTHLESS Execution Of Claus Von Stauffenberg - The Plan To Kill Hitler

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Watch this short video that tells the story of Claus Von Stauffenberg.

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Man who almost Killed Hitler, Claus von Stauffenberg

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Stauffenberg had an imediate burial and received military honors. He wanted a better future for Germany and is now seen as an honor for attempting to kill the most powerful and evil man to date.

Afterwards, his wife, mother, father, and uncle were executed or arrested by Gestapo along with thousands of others that were allegedly connected to the resistance. His wife was taken to the Gestapo prison at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp and reunited with her children years later. Stauffenberg's son became general in West German Army.

His son said, "For me there is no question that the plot has saved a little of the honour of Germany."

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Choosing this article because of its quick and simple breakdown, read this quick article about the life of Claus von Stauffenberg and his heroic actions.

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Claus von Stauffenberg was born in Jettingen, Germany on November 15, 1907. In his youth, he belonged to Stefan George's circle and remained a disciple of the great poet for the rest of his life. He would quote George's The Anti-Christ when recruiting friends and trusted colleagues into the conspiracy.

A bright student, at nineteen he became an officer cadet. He attended the War Academy in Berlin and joined the General Staff in 1938 as a quartermaster officer in General Erich Hoepner's 1st Light Division, which was renamed 6th Panzer Division in November 1939.

Stauffenberg served combat positions in all of Hitler's major campaigns from the Sudetenland to Poland, France and Tunisia. During Operation Barbarossa, Stauffenberg became appalled by the atrocities committed by the Schutzstaffel (SS), SD and "Security Police" units, particularly the mass murder of the Jews in Russia. He was equally appalled by the atrocities committed by the German Army against Soviet prisoners-of-war and by the treatment of the civil population in Russia at the hands of the German occupation administration and forces. Stauffenberg cited these matters to Major Joachim Kuhn in August 1942.

From the end of May 1940 to the end of January 1943, Stauffenberg served in the Army High Command/General Staff Headquarters.

In early 1943, Stauffenberg served with the 10th Panzer Division in Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. On April 7, 1943, he was seriously wounded at Sebkhet en Noual, south of Mezzouna in the North African desert, when Allied fighters strafed his vehicle. He lost his left eye, right hand, and last two fingers of his left hand after surgery.

Stauffenberg had decided earlier in 1942 that he must try to help overthrow Hitler. He had attempted throughout the summer of 1942 to persuade senior commanders to move against Hitler, and he had declared in September 1942 that he himself was prepared to kill Hitler. In 1943, he only agreed to join in conspiracy with the civilian side of the German Resistance, including Wilhelm Canaris, Carl Goerdeler, Julius Leber, Ulrich Hassell, Hans Oster, Henning von Tresckow, Fabian von Schlabrendorff , Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, Ludwig Beck, and Erwin von Witzleben in what became known as the July Plot.

According to the plan, after Hitler, Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler were assassinated, Ludwig Beck, Erwin von Witzleben and Friedrich Fromm would take control of the German Army and seize key government buildings, telephone and signal centres, and radio stations. Stauffenberg was to become State Secretary of the War Ministry in the post-coup government.

In June 1944, Stauffenberg was promoted to Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff to Home Army Commander General Friedrich Fromm. This gave him direct access to Hitler's briefing sessions.

On July 11, Stauffenberg brought a bomb concealed in a briefcase with him to a briefing at Hitler's Berghof residence. He planned to assassinate Hitler that day, but circumstances beyond his control prevented him from doing so.

Four days later, Stauffenberg flew to the Fuehrer's "Wolf's Lair" headquarters with aide and co-conspirator Captain Friedrich Karl Klausing with intent to leave a bomb in a briefing meeting with Hitler. However, Stauffenberg reported the absence of Himmler and Luftwaffe Air Marshal Hermann Goering from the briefing session and was subseuqently ordered by senior conspirators in Berlin to abort the assassination attempt. Nevertheless, he secretly agreed with close friend and co-conspirator Colonel Albrecht von Mertz to try to kill Hitler anyway, but when he returned to the briefing room, he discovered the session had ended after only five minutes.

On July 20, Stauffenberg flew to the Wolf's Lair again, this time with aide and co-conspirator Lt. Werner von Haeften. Stauffenberg, who had never met Hitler before, carried the bomb in a briefcase and placed it on the floor of the briefing room while he left to make a phone call. Shortly thereafter the bomb exploded.

Four men died from the attack - one outright while three others succumbed to their wounds later - but Hitler survived the blast with only a badly injured right arm. Stauffenberg returned to Berlin with Haeften and arrived at Army High Command Headquarters at 4:30 P.M. to launch the planned coup. The plot unraveled, however, for several reasons: co-conspirator General Friedrich Olbricht neglected to set the coup in motion during the first two hours after the assassination attempt; the conspirators failed to seize any radio stations or retain authority over reserve army troops in Berlin; and, most notably, Hitler survived the attack.

In an attempt to protect himself, Fromm organized the execution of Stauffenberg along with three other conspirators - Olbricht, von Haeften, and von Mertz - in the courtyard of the War Ministry.

On July 21, 1944, at 12:30 A.M., Stauffenberg was executed by firing squad. It was later reported that Stauffenberg died shouting, "Long live free Germany."

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"Long live our sacred Germany."

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Around 10 pm, all of the conspirators were taken as prisoners in Berlin. Many were wounded during a short shoot out and then, general in order to save himself, initiated court martial with stauffenberg and others involved to be sentenced to death by firing squad.

Members were taken to the courtyard of bundler block headquarters and executed. Parked cars illuminated the scene, general albrecht being first and then many others. When Stauffenberg was shot, lieutenant Von Haeften jumped in front of the bullet, being the last act of valor from his friend to protect him. He was shot again just after.

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This image pictures water being thrown on fire (Stauffenberg) and the fire (Hitler). Hitler is seen as the devil and Stauffenberg expresses his attempt to stop him by "putting his fire out". Therefore, I chose this image to show that the German general attempted to bring Hitler down to stop the madness, but, unfortunately it did not work completely.

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The son of Claus Von Stauffenberg speaks of his story.

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The son of Claus Von Stauffenberg speaks of his story.

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"They knew the consequences, but in time of war, life is not as important as it is now in a peacetime environment. People die all the time and to sacrifice oneself seems to be an enormous thing but in wartime its different." -Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg