Stauffenberg
Britishnoun
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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
The Stauffenberg remark was a reference to a German officer who tried to assassinate Hitler during World War II.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 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
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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