4 quotes by Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), German (Soldier)

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Claus von Stauffenberg

We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil.

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The killing of the Jews made the war monstrous.

He was shot in 1944 for his involvement in an attempt to kill Hitler

Claus von Stauffenberg

I am committing high treason with all my might and means...

He was shot in 1944 for his involvement in an attempt to kill Hitler

Claus von Stauffenberg

If our most highly qualified General Staff officers had been told to work out the most nonsensical high level organization for war which they could think of, they could not have produced anything more stupid that that which we have at present.

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Claus von Stauffenberg

Born: November 15, 1907
Died: July 21, 1944
Nationality: German
Profession: Soldier

Biography

Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair and remove the Nazi Party from power. Along with Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, he was one of the central figures of the German resistance to Nazism within the Wehrmacht. For his involvement in the movement, he was executed by firing squad shortly after Operation Valkyrie.

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CLAUS VON STAUFFENBERG

(Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg)