February 09, 2004

A survivor speaks. On July 20, 1944, a group of German army officers tried to change the world. Planting a bomb to kill Hitler, the had troops prepared to sieze key parts of Germany's governing apparatus and end the war in Europe; this highest profile of the attempts to kill Hitler was also famous for the thoroughness of the killing of those related to the plot, but one man survived.
posted by rodgerd 20 years ago
  • Fascinating stuff. Thanks.
  • Great article.
  • the had troops prepared My
  • Good Stuff!
  • I blame teh IntarWeb, Wolof. My spelling and gramar used to be superb. Then I surrounded myself with illiterate baboons courtesy of the 'net, and it's been all downhill since then. Oh, and caclulators. I've gotten so slow at doing long division in my head...