Stauffenberg

British

/ ˈʃtaʊfənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed

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Stauffenberg was driving away when he heard the bomb go off and presumed Hitler dead.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

Brutus was a Roman politician who assassinated Julius Caesar, while German army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is best-known for trying to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2022

Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Schroeder called von Stauffenberg a hero — erasing the Nazis’ “traitor” label that had lingered after the war.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2019

Schroeder called von Stauffenberg a hero — erasing the Nazis' "traitor" label that had lingered after the war.

From Fox News • Jun. 6, 2019

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