July Plot

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Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after the July Plot failed

July Plot: A failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler

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July Plot summary

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July Plot: Media

German assassination attempt, Rastenburg, East Prussia [1944]

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July Plot: A failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler

July Plot: A failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler

Learn about the July Plot of 1944, in which Claus, Count Schenk von Stauffenberg,...

Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1972-025-10 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after the July Plot failed

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after the July Plot failed

Adolf Hitler (right) and Benito Mussolini (left) at the damaged Wolfsschanze (Wolf's...

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