Claus von Stauffenberg
The Man Behind the July 20, 1944, Bomb Plot to Kill Hitler
Jul 15, 2008 Suzanne Swartz (Excerpted from http://military-leaders.suite101.com/article.cfm/claus_von_stauffenberg)
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, best known for setting the bomb that nearly killed Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, is considered one of Germany's 20th-century heroes. Late in the night of July 20, 1944, four men were led out into a courtyard in Berlin and shot by a firing squad. Executed by their own countrymen, these four German soldiers had risked their lives in an attempt to pull off one of the most daring military coups in history: Operation Valkyrie, which would, had it been successful, meant the deaths of Adolf Hitler and SS leader Heinrich Himmler, as well as a complete takeover of the military and government. Read more.....
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