Stauffenberg's Personal Life

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg was born in Yetingen, a small town near Stuttgart. Stauffenberg inherited the aristocratic lineage of this family, and his personality and knowledge were excellent. He belongs to the Order 17, Dresden Infantry Academy, Roman stormtroopers and the 6th Tank Brigade.

/kloc-at the beginning of 0/943, stauffenberg went to Tunisia, North Africa to command an armored division. 1April, 943, he lost two fingers of his left hand and his whole right hand in the battle, his left eye was seriously injured and his right eye was completely blind. Unable to continue serving in the field army, stauffenberg was transferred back to China.

The cruelty of the war completely changed stauffenberg's thought.

It was such a soldier who was disabled and tried to assassinate Hitler with explosives on his back four times.

1at 8 o'clock on July 20th, 944, stauffenberg put the bomb under the table two steps away from Hitler. Two minutes later, he took the opportunity to sneak out of the meeting.

The bomb exploded on time, four of the 24 participants died on the spot, the concrete roof collapsed in half and a big hole was blown out on the ground. But at the moment of the explosion, Hitler was looking at the map on his desk, and the heavy oak table blocked the bomb, which saved Hitler from this robbery.

That night, stauffenberg and four other associates were outnumbered. After being arrested, they were sentenced to death without trial, dragged into the yard and shot immediately. Stauffenberg family is a Catholic aristocrat in southern Germany, and its family origin can be traced back to13rd century. Klaus stauffenberg's parents and grandparents used to be church administrators, government employees and senior military officers, leaving their own marks in German history. His mother also came from the family of Marshal Gnesenau, the most famous military reformer in Prussia. Stauffenberg was born in Yetingen, a small town near Stuttgart, on June 1907+065438+ 10/5, where stauffenberg's family lives. His parents are members of the court of Wü rttemberg in Stuttgart. His mother is the earl and maid of the royal family in Wü rttemberg, and his father is the general of the King of Wü rttemberg.

Stauffenberg received his initial education in a private primary school. Because of his excellent academic performance, he soon transferred to an elite middle school in Stuttgart to study with his two brothers. He had just turned seven when World War I broke out. On the one hand, he cheered for the German victory on the battlefield and wrote poems praising the German spirit. On the other hand, he also saw his mother's concern for her relatives on the battlefield. Stauffenberg lived a luxurious life in a noble family. When Germany lost the first world war in 19 18 and the imperial system was cancelled, he felt deeply sad. "My Germany can't sink like this. If it really sinks now, it will be strong again one day. " The love of literature can't change the fate of a ruined family and a ruined Germany. Stauffenberg finally chose to join the army as the way to revitalize his family and Germany. 1926, he joined the 17 Knights Corps (Bamberg), which has a long tradition. His career as an officer began with his training at the Dresden Infantry School, where he was usually a model student of teachers. Stauffenberg's talent cannot be concealed by his young and immature face. He graduated from the military academy with the best results on 1929 and returned to the corps in Bamberg. He was promoted to second lieutenant on 1930.

1933 after Hitler came to power, the national socialism and the stormtroopers provided stauffenberg with a space to display his talents in his career. Young stauffenberg was also infected by the national socialism advocated by the Nazis and Hitler's "personal charm" and became a member of the stormtroopers, opposing the weak Weimar Republic. He was convinced of the connection between the imperial army and the national movement. Stauffenberg's family moved to Berlin in 1936, and he also received further training at the Berlin Military Academy (1938). 1939 transferred from the 6th armored brigade to the General Staff.

1939 when Germany started World War II by attacking Poland, stauffenberg began to doubt Hitler: in his view, Hitler was just an ordinary citizen and a fool commanded the war. As an officer of the Imperial Army, he was caught in the entanglement of two feelings: on the one hand, he wanted to prove his value as a soldier in the war, on the other hand, he also realized the danger of Hitler's "blitzkrieg" when the army was not fully prepared. Hitler's appetite is growing: after successfully occupying Poland, 1940 began to attack France at the beginning, and a year later began to March into the Soviet Union. Stauffenberg commented on Hitler's "leadership" in this way: As soldiers, we must first win the war (soldier's duty), and when we return home in triumph, we must eliminate the domestic plague (Hitler). During the Sudetenland Crisis, stauffenberg first came into contact with the "opposition" within the imperial army. He was very disgusted with Hitler's arrogant tone and the Crystal Night on1938+065438+1October 9, which laid a preliminary ideological foundation for him to mobilize and unite more senior officers who opposed Hitler in the future. In the following two years, Hitler's army swept across Europe, and during this period, the "opposition" also planned many assassinations, but they always failed for various reasons. Stauffenberg also became the target of the development and mobilization of the "opposition", but until 194 1 years ago, he was not sure whether the assassination of Hitler could change the future of Germany, so he did not participate more in the assassination plan. In sharp contrast to the later opposition to Hitler, in Hillert's overall war plan, stauffenberg was praised and rewarded for his abundant energy and excellent work.

Hitler's successive victories have made many senior officers seem to smell the smell of "Germany unifying the world", while some folk activities against Hitler, despite some momentum, cannot directly contact the "Fuhrer" after all. It was not until Hitler pointed his gun at the Soviet Union, which had signed a non-aggression treaty between Germany and Russia, that stauffenberg and other generals were impressed by the cold winter and cruel war facts in Russia, saying that "Hitler was abusing the army". The wanton killing of local residents and Jews by imperial troops in the occupied areas also deepened these generals' doubts about Hitler. 1943 One morning in the spring, several American fighter planes roared over a coastal highway in Tunisia and dumped machine gun bullets on a German train convoy. The truck suddenly caught fire and billowed smoke across the desert. Claus von Stauffenberg fell on the pile of bodies. Colonel stauffenberg, a soldier in the German army, was highly appreciated by Rommel, commander of the African Legion. At the moment, he is seriously injured and is struggling to save himself.

Stauffenberg was immediately sent to a hospital in Munich and received the best treatment. However, he lost two fingers in his left eye, right hand and left hand in this attack. His leg was badly damaged, too, and the doctor was afraid that he would never walk again. After saving his life from the brink of death, stauffenberg decided to overcome his disability. He refused to take any painkillers and learned to dress himself, take a shower and write with the remaining three fingers. Before the summer ended, he asked to return to the army. The medical staff were very surprised at the patient's tenacity. But Colonel stauffenberg's tenacious struggle for recovery was not to work for Nazi leader Hitler again. He was determined to try to assassinate Hitler. He once supported the Nazis, but he was disgusted with the Nazi genocide and Hitler's practice of plunging Europe into World War II. Hitler is screwing up the war. After a deadly battle, stauffenberg once asked a friend, "Isn't there an officer in Hitler's base camp who can shoot wild animals with his gun?" Lying in the hospital bed, stauffenberg realized that it should be done by him. Hitler thought stauffenberg had great personal charm and indomitable spirit, so he was appointed as the chief of staff of German local corps. The local legion is a unit of the German Army. Its soldiers are stationed in Germany, and it is also responsible for conscription and training. Stauffenberg participated in the secret activities of General Friedrich Olbricht, the deputy commander of the Legion, with the aim of getting rid of Hitler and taking over the German regime. Due to some special rights of the local corps, the work of the conspirators went smoothly. But the Nazis made a plan called "Operation Valkyrie" to prevent internal rebellion. The idea is that when a rebellion occurs, the local corps will be ordered to control various government departments and important radio stations and/or railway stations, so as to quickly suppress the rebellion and prevent the situation from expanding. This is a great opportunity, so stauffenberg and Alb Park Jung Su decided to use this plan to serve them. After killing Hitler, they took advantage of the chaos to implement the "Valkyrie Action" plan and arrested all Nazi leaders and their followers.

There are two major obstacles to their plan. Because Hitler is always protected by bodyguards, it is quite difficult to kill him. In addition, General Fromm of the local regiment refused to join. Like everyone else in the army, he swore allegiance to Hitler and was afraid of betraying him. Fromm was also worried that Hitler would retaliate if the plan failed. Without Fromm's help, it would be more difficult to overthrow the Nazis with the "Valkyrie Action" plan. But they are not discouraged. Stauffenberg decided to look for allies himself. He called this secret action "secret Germany"-the name of a poem by German writer Stephen George, whom he admired very much. Many officers joined in, but many hesitated. Although most of them hated Hitler like Fromm, they felt pressure after loyalty or were afraid of losing their lives. For German freedom, stauffenberg decided to persuade Rommel. The spring war of 1944 is increasingly unfavorable to Germany. Stauffenberg took advantage of this opportunity to go to France. He met Rommel at an airstrip on the outskirts of Paris. Both of them seem to know each other's expectations, but Rommel didn't make a direct recognition. He just wants things to go well. Stauffenberg then returned to Germany to continue preparations. 1944 July 1 1 day, stauffenberg took a bomb and stayed with Hitler and Goering for half an hour, but he didn't toggle the bomb switch because Himmler was away. They decided that it was best to kill three Nazi demons (Hitler, Himmler and Goering) at the same time.

The second chance was on July 15, and neither Himmler nor Goering was present. Stauffenberg left the room and called his partner. Although Hitler was the only one, he decided to start the bomb device. But when he returned to the conference room, Hitler had already left.

19 July, stauffenberg was suddenly informed that he would go to Hitler's bunker "Wolf Cave" the next day to report on the progress of organizing a new "People's Infantry Division" in 13. This time, stauffenberg decided to blow up Hitler, whether the other two were present or not.

On the morning of July 20th, it was sunny and very hot. Stauffenberg took his adjutant Captain Hafton to the "wolf's den". He put three things in his briefcase: two bombs, a time detonator and a shirt. 1 1, stauffenberg arrived at the "Wolf Cave" on time. An adjutant in charge of reception found that his wallet was heavy, and stauffenberg was poised: "We have a lot to talk about."

The base of the table saved Hitler's life.

12 later, stauffenberg walked into the office of the high command chief keitel. Keitel told him that the meeting scheduled for 13 was advanced to 12: 30 because Mussolini would arrive at 14: 30. Time is running out. Soon, keitel and stauffenberg set out. On the way, stauffenberg hurried to the bathroom of keitel's office on the pretext that he didn't bring anything. Stauffenberg, who was blind in his left eye and had only three fingers in his left hand, hurried to assemble the bomb. The high temperature in midsummer combined with excessive tension slowed stauffenberg down. Keitel was very worried about being late, so he hurried back to the office. At keitel's constant urging, stauffenberg had to reduce the original two bombs to one, and set the timer to 12 minutes.

On the way, stauffenberg learned that the meeting was transferred from the bunker to a large conference room with three big windows, so he asked to be close to Hitler, and Hitler's adjutant agreed to this request. Before entering the conference room, stauffenberg told the telephone operator that he would inform General Fei Gibel when he called in the future, even if he was with Hitler (this is what keitel said).

The meeting has already started. With his back to the door, Hitler sat on the middle side of the table, listening to the report of General Heusinger, Deputy Chief of Staff and Minister of Operations, and fiddling with his magnifying glass. There are still 20 officers standing around the table. Stauffenberg stood by the table and put his bag under it, about two meters away from Hitler's leg. This is 12: 37. In five minutes, the bomb in the wallet will explode. Stauffenberg interface Feiqibei's phone came and took the opportunity to sneak out. An officer next to him leaned over the table to see the map more clearly. When he found stauffenberg's bulging wallet in the way, he picked it up with one hand and put it on the outside of the thick bottom of the table. In this way, there is a thick foundation between the bomb and Hitler. Perhaps it was this seemingly casual move that saved Hitler's life and changed later history.

12: 42, the bomb exploded on time. After a loud noise, four of the 24 participants died on the spot. But Hitler, the target of the assassination, escaped, only burning his thigh, charring his hair and damaging his eardrum.

After the loud noise, stauffenberg saw smoke and flames coming out of the building. He has no doubt that everyone in the house is dead or seriously injured. Although the alarm sounded immediately, stauffenberg successfully passed four SS checkpoints, arrived at a nearby airport and flew to Berlin.

After stauffenberg arrived in Berlin, he immediately ordered the launch of the "Valkyrie Plan" in an attempt to seize power. However, a few hours later, they got the news: Hitler is not dead! Kleist quickly reported to stauffenberg: "We are in trouble now. You have to do something. "

He was burned to death by the SS.

18, Hitler delivered a speech: "A group of ambitious and irrational officers tried to usurp the leadership ... but God let me continue to serve the people." The angry Hitler immediately launched a bloody revenge. He arrested about 7,000 "men and women involved" and executed about 5,000 of them, most of whom were not directly involved in the assassination. Stauffenberg and Krister's father were both shot, but they were lucky. Many people were tortured and abused by the Gestapo (German secret police), and then hung on the piano with wire or hooked to death with iron hooks. Part of the process was also filmed for Hitler to "appreciate".

Stauffenberg was finally captured, and the other four companions were sentenced to death and shot immediately. At the last minute, he tried his best to excuse his companions and shouted, "Long live our sacred German Empire!" Gunshots rang out and stauffenberg fell to the ground at the age of 36. Stauffenberg's body was buried near the execution ground, but Himmler, the leader of SS, ordered the body to be dug up and burned, and the ashes were scattered in the sewage.