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Colonel Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg (1907-1944) was central to the planning and execution of the July 20th plot, the most wide-ranging conspiracy against the Nazi regime.

Like many other military men, he had initially approved the Nazis' nationalistic and militaristic goals. But Hitler's criminal and increasingly incompetent approach to conducting the war led Stauffenberg to turn away from the Nazi regime.

Coronel stauffenberg biography samples

After being seriously wounded in fighting North Africa in April 1943, Stauffenberg held a series of posts in the Wehrmacht administration and used these positions to forge contacts with various military and civilian resistance groups, including the Kreisau Circle.

Over time, Stauffenberg became increasingly convinced that he would have to help destroy the Nazi regime in order to save Germany from an impending military catastrophe. Together with other high-ranking officers, he reworked the Replacement Army