Germany Honors Plotters Who Tried to Kill Hitler July 1944, Operation Valkyrie, Resistance 80 Yrs Ago

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Germany's Scholz commemorates 'Valkyrie' plot against Hitler, DW Deutsche Welle, July 20, '24.

While "Operation Valkyrie" failed to kill Adolf Hitler in July 1944, the plotters showed a better Germany was possible, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He urged people not to be "resigned" to the forces of history. While "Operation Valkyrie" failed to kill Adolf Hitler in July 1944, the plotters showed a better Germany was possible, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He urged people not to be "resigned" to the forces of history.

The citizens of modern Germany must stand against "any kind of hatred and extremism," Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday, as the country marks the 80th anniversary of the failed assassination of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Speaking at the memorial ceremony in Berlin, Scholz said modern-day Germans no longer need to engage in dangerous acts such as assassinating a dictator. However, he stressed that the enemies of democracy "will always be met with our decisive resistance," adding that it "relies on our tireless efforts, on the efforts of each and every one of us."
What prompted the assassination attempt on July 20, 1944? The plot to kill Hitler and take power in Nazi Germany, known as "Operation Valkyrie," was spearheaded by a group of senior military officers and members of the nobility. It is the best-known assassination attempt against the Nazi dictator..
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-scholz-commemorates-valkyrie-plot-against-hitler/a-69721201

- July 20 Plot, 1944, wiki. The 20 July plot was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and leader of Nazi Germany, and overthrow the Nazi regime on 20 July 1944. The plotters were part of the German resistance, mainly composed of Wehrmacht officers. The leader of the conspiracy, Claus von Stauffenberg, tried to kill Hitler by detonating an explosive hidden in a briefcase. However, due to the location of the bomb at the time of detonation, the blast only dealt Hitler minor injuries. The planners' subsequent coup attempt also failed and resulted in a purge of the Wehrmacht. As early as 1938, German military officers had plotted to overthrow Hitler, but indecisive leadership and the pace of global events stymied action...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot#:~:text=Under%20the%20leadership%20of%20Stauffenberg,conference%20in%20the%20Wolf's%20Lair.

Assassination Attempts Against Hitler (42)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler

DW News, July 2024, (7 mins).

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1. RSO

There was a very good movie about 12 years ago starring Tom Cruise as Col. Von Staufenberg, the main force behind the plot.

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2. Thanks, I saw the film and want to watch it again.

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5. 'Valkyrie' movie, 2008, Tom Cruise

- Valkyrie is a 2008 thriller film directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, starring Tom Cruise. The film is set in Nazi Germany during World War II and depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country. The film was released by American studio United Artists and stars Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters. The supporting cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, and Tom Wilkinson...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film)

* Graphic scene - execution of conspirators.

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3. K&R -- I'm sure you were inspired to post this by tfg's ignorance-driven remarks recently ...

If only this could be spread as far and wide as tfg's remarks.

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4. Yes, it definitely prompted this, the Nazi admirer blundered big, as usual.

I intended to do a post on the 'other D- Day,' Liberation of Southern France in summer 1944, and the plot, a few months ago but got swept up in campaign season. Thanks for posting.