“We
took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done,
because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil.”
- Claus Von Stauffenberg
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Claus von Stauffenberg’s Quote
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One of the German Resistance against
Nazism Hero, Claus Von Stauffenberg was executed on this date, July 21, 1944.
We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, respects and honor him as a War Hero
and we will remember him every year on July 21.
Let us remember him. We hope his
story can be an inspiration for us to stand up against evil.
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Claus Von Stauffenberg
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Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von
Stauffenberg (German: [ˈklaʊs ˈʃɛŋk ˈɡʁaːf fɔn
ˈʃtaʊfənbɛɐ̯k]), Claus von Stauffenberg, or Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944), was a German army officer
and aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of
1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler 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 movement within the Wehrmacht.
For his involvement in the movement he was executed by firing squad shortly
after the failed attempt known as Operation Valkyrie.
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