Hitler Survives Assassination Bomb: The Valkyrie Plot Fails
Claus von Stauffenberg's bomb detonates inside the Wolf's Lair, yet Adolf Hitler survives with only minor injuries. This narrow escape allows the Nazi regime to crush the July 20 Plot with brutal efficiency, executing hundreds of conspirators and tightening its grip on Germany for another year.
July 20, 1944
82 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Adolf Hitler
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July 20 plot
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Claus von Stauffenberg
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an assassination attempt
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World War II
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Assassination
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Adolf Hitler
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Nazism
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Wehrmacht
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20 July plot
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Claus von Stauffenberg
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Guarida del Lobo
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Le 20 Juillet
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Unternehmen Walküre
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