The assassination attempt on Hitler that failed miserably

July 19, 2019 17:21

Tomorrow, July 20, is the 75th anniversary of the failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler. Had it worked, World War II may have ended earlier and hundreds of thousands of lives would have been saved.

The plot was the culmination of efforts by several groups in the German resistance to overthrow the Nazi German government.

The failure of the assassination attempt and the intended military coup d'tat that was to follow led the Gestapo to arrest more than 7,000 people, of whom they executed 4,980.

For a retelling of the event, watch the Tom Cruise-starrer Valkyrie.

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