Heroes and Weapons of World War II
The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
TV-14
S1 • E5 Jan 29, 2004By 1944, German generals could see that Hitler was leading them on a path to destruction, but who would stop him? In July 1944, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb in a briefcase beside Hitler. The room exploded and Stauffenberg made his escape, thinking Hitler was dead. But the dictator was not and savage retribution followed.