Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg[1] (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat in the Wehrmacht.
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | |
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 Stauffenberg at the Kavallerieregiment 17 during 1936 | |
| Born | Claus Philipp Maria Schenk 15 November 1907 |
| Died | 21 July 1944 (aged 36) |
| Cause of death | Execution by Firing Squad |
| Nationality | German |
| Employer | Wehrmacht Heer |
| Known for | 20 July plot coordinator |
| Title | Oberst (Colonel) |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Caroline Schenk Gräfin (von Stauffenberg family) |
| Relatives | Gm Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son), Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son) |
Stauffenberg was a leader of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 during World War 2 that aimed to kill the German Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, and to remove the Nazi Party from power in Germany. With Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, Stauffenberg was one of the central figures of the German resistance within the Wehrmacht. For his involvement in the plot to kill Hitler, Stauffenberg was executed, as were many other German resistance members. He was an army infantry soldier (1926-1930) and Army Infantry Officer (1930-1944) in the German Army of both the Reichswehr (1926-1935) and the Wehrmacht (1935-1944) militaries of both the Weimar Era and Nazi Era of Germany .
| German Army Officer Rank | Rank Equivalent | Date and Year |
|---|---|---|
| Leutnant | Lieutenant | 1930-1933 |
| Hauptmann | Captain | 1933-1940 |
| Oberst | Colonel | 1941-1944 |
Claus Von Stauffenberg Media
Stauffenberg, left, with Hitler (centre) and Wilhelm Keitel, right, in an aborted assassination attempt at Rastenburg on 15 July 1944
Plaque in the Bendlerblock "Here died for Germany on 20 July 1944...Colonel Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg..."
Death certificate (issued in 1951)
Remembrance stone in Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof cemetery. "Here the corpses were buried and then moved to an unknown place"
grave of Nina Stauffenberg and memorial to Claus von Stauffenberg at Kirchlauter, Bavaria
References
- ↑ Gerd Wunder: Die Schenken von Stauffenberg. Müller & Gräff, 1972, p. 480