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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Claus Stauffenberg on July 20, 1944.

From Seattle Times

Claus von Stauffenberg — played by Tom Cruise in the 2008 film “Valkyrie” — placed a bomb in a suitcase close to Hitler in a conference room at his Wolf’s Lair retreat.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

The Stauffenberg remark was a reference to a German officer who tried to assassinate Hitler during World War II.

From Washington Times

Claus von Stauffenberg, who tried to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944.

From Washington Times

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