Valkyrie movie plot
2022-01-25 08:08
Germany in World War II. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg () is a former wholeheartedly embraced Adolf Hitler () Nazi soldier, he was awarded the rank of colonel youngest An officer of, when fighting in North Africa, he lost his right arm, two fingers on his left hand and a right eye due to injuries. But when he went deep into the European battlefield for a few years, the inhumane killings of the German army gradually shaken his belief in himself. Like him, many military officers believed that Germany would suffer heavy casualties and even lose the final victory of the war. All this was because the Supreme Commander Adolf Hitler insisted on adopting a disastrous attack strategy.
More and more military officers believe that the only way to save Germany is to eliminate Hitler and his supporters and set off a coup in order to reach an armistice agreement with the Allies. In July 1944, the Allied forces had landed and attacked from France. They had some hope that they might have a chance to prevent Stalin's attack on the "Eastern Front". The assassination task was very difficult, because Adolf Hitler had many bodyguards around him, and his actions were erratic. All previous assassinations were either abandoned halfway or ultimately failed, because Hitler, who was mysteriously whereabouts, always changed his plan at the last minute. This is related to Hitler's persecution delusion, and he believes that there will be an assassination in his life.
Stauffenberg and other officers who were eager to change Germany began planning an assassination operation. The assassination organization included General Fridley Oblit () and General Eric Fromm () and other important figures of the German army. In planning the assassination of the entire organization, Stauffenberg only through the normal channels of contact with Hitler, he was well aware of the risks to assassinate Hitler bear great, but he can not assure his wife () revealed This amazing secret.
On July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg went to the German military headquarters in the wolf den to participate in a meeting with Hitler. He arrived early and installed a bomb under the table in the conference room in advance. As long as the bomb is confirmed to explode, he will notify the assassination organization, and General Ludwig Beckett () will be the head of the new government, and the members of each assassination organization will take their own responsibilities. Take over the army. But the seemingly perfect plan has a slight omission.
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Henning von Tresckow: You scared me half to death.
Col. Claus von Stauffenberg: You'll be closer than that before we're finished.
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Erich Fellgiebel: [to Stauffenberg] When the S.S. catch you, they will pull you apart like warm bread.