Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Claus Graf Stauffenberg

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 25, 2019

1. Claus Graf Stauffenberg Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Claus Graf
Stauffenberg
Oberst I.G.

Symbol
des Deutschen
Widerstandes
fuer seine Tat
am 20 Juli 1944

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(English translation:) Claus Graf Stauffenberg, Lieutenant-Colonel of the General Staff, symbol of the German resistance for his actions on July 20, 1944.

Erected by 17er Reiter.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1944.

Location. 49° 53.489′ N, 10° 53.219′ E. Memorial is in Bamberg, Bayern (Bavaria). It is on Obere Brücke, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bamberg BY 96047, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Altes Rathaus / Old City Hall (here, next to this marker); Bamberg's World War II Fallen and Missing (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Kaiserin Kunigund / Empress Kunigund (within shouting distance of this marker); Der Frieden ist nicht alles, aber alles ist ohne den Frieden nichts. (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Heller (within shouting distance of this marker); Upper Bridge and City Hall on the Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Untere Mühlen / Lower Mills (within shouting distance of this marker); Mühlen im 20. Jahrhundert / Mills in the 20th Century (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bamberg.

More about this memorial. This marker is located on the Obere Brücke (Upper Bridge), beneath the Altes Rathaus (Old City Hall).

Also see . . .
1. Claus von Stauffenberg (Wikipedia). "Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf[1] von Stauffenberg (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer.... He took part in the attack on Poland, the German invasion of the Soviet Union and the Tunisian Campaign during the Second World War.... Stauffenberg was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the

Claus Graf Stauffenberg Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 25, 2019

2. Claus Graf Stauffenberg Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here mounted on the wall to the left.

Nazi Party from power. Along with Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, he was one of the central figures of the German Resistance movement within the Wehrmacht. For his involvement in the movement, he was executed by firing squad shortly after the failed attempt known as Operation Valkyrie." (Submitted on November 14, 2019.)

2. From Traitor to Hero - Would-Be Hitler Assassin Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg (YouTube, 6 min.). "The Hollywood film about the life and death of German resistance figure Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg has raised awareness of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler on 20 July 1944. In Germany, even after the war ended many still accused Stauffenberg and his fellow plotters of being traitors to their country. Today, the German military, the Bundeswehr, commemorates the plotters' aims. We look at the Stauffenberg group's failed assassination attempt and how it's viewed in Germany." (Submitted on November 14, 2019.)

3. 20 July plot (Wikipedia). "On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his

Portrait of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907-1944) image. Click for full size.

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3. Portrait of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907-1944)

Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The name Operation Valkyrie—originally referring to part of the conspiracy—has become associated with the entire event. The apparent aim of the assassination attempt was to wrest political control of Germany and its armed forces from the Nazi Party (including the SS) and to make peace with the Western Allies as soon as possible.... 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'état that was to follow led the Gestapo to arrest more than 7,000 people, of whom they executed 4,980." (Submitted on November 14, 2019.)

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