Claus von Stauffenberg
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Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer who is best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair, part of Op
1934 portrait
Stauffenberg with the 17th Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg
Graf von Stauffenberg, left, with Hitler (centre) and Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel, right, in an aborted assassination attempt at Rastenburg on 15 July 1944
1951 death certificate
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg was the wife of Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944. Following the plot's failure a
Claus von Stauffenberg
…dealt Hitler minor injuries. The conspirators were arrested, and many of them executed, including Stauffenberg on the day after the attempt. His wife Nina was also arrested, giving birth to their fifth child Konstanze while imprisoned. Their children also included Berthold, who followed in his father's…
Nina Gräfin von Stauffenberg's grave.