Journal 55 – The 63rd anniversary of attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler

On July 20, 1944, exactly 63 years ago, Col. Claus Stauffenberg, 1907-1944, tried unsuccessfully to assassinate German dictator Adolph Hitler. Adolph Hitler took power in 1933 and led Germany to World War II.
Stauffenberg was a colonel on the German general staff. He initially supported Hitler. Next, he like some other officers, was repelled by Nazi brutally and anti-Semitism. In 1943, Stauffenberg was badly wounded during the North African campaign. He was removed from active service and reassigned to the reserve army staff in Berlin.
Later, Stauffenberg became one of the chief member’s conspiracies against Hitler. He was one of them who planned to kill Hitler. On July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg planted a bomb in Hitler’s headquarters in Rastenberg. The bomb exploded but Hitler wasn’t killing. Stauffenberg and a few other officers, member of conspiracy, were executed that evening.
This village where that operation happened is located in my region in Poland. The Polish name this town is Gierloz. I visited this historical place many times.