The Plot to Kill Hitler
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to kill Adolf Hitler on 20 July, 1944
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
July 18, 20149m 4s
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Show Notes
German army officer, Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg attempted to kill Adolf Hitler by planting a briefcase bomb in a meeting at Hitler's headquarters on 20 July, 1944.
The attack was supposed to be the trigger for a coup against the Nazi regime. We hear from von Stuaffenberg's son, General Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.
Photo: Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (AFP/Getty images)