Interesting Facts
Interesting facts on Claus von Stauffenberg and the Nazi- Movement-
- The Stauffenbergs were one of the oldest aristocratic Roman Catholic families in Germany.
- As a teenager, Claus was a member of the Neupfadfinder, a German Scout association.
- His parents started to educate him in literature when he was five years old.
- He did not fight for banning the racial thinking of the Nazis- he fought to stop the killing of other races.
- On May 8th, he received the German Cross in gold.
- After his death, his children had to change their last names, because the name was now considered taboo.
- There have been 8 movies about him and his life, most recently “Valkyrie” with Tom Cruise.
- Right before his execution, Stauffenberg spoke his last words: “Long live our holy Germany”.
- The assassination was obstructed by colonel Heinz Brandt by moving the suitcase the bombs were in behind a desk, which partly blocked the detonation.
