Claus von Stauffenberg
German army officer (1907–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claus von Stauffenberg (German: [ˈklaʊ̯s ˈfɔn ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer who is best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair.
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Birth name | Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg |
Born | (1907-11-15)15 November 1907 Jettingen, Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | 21 July 1944(1944-07-21) (aged 36) Berlin, Gau Berlin, Nazi Germany |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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Years | 1926–1944 |
Rank | Oberst im Generalstab |
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Children | 5, including Berthold, Franz-Ludwig and Konstanze |
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Alongside Major Generals Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, Stauffenberg was a central figure in the conspiracy against Hitler within the Wehrmacht. Shortly following the failed Operation Valkyrie plot, he was executed by firing squad.
As a military officer from a noble background, Stauffenberg took part in the Invasion of Poland, the 1941–42 invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and the Tunisian campaign during the Second World War.