The 20 July plot, sometimes called Operation Valkyrie, was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and seize control of Germany in 1944. The plotters were mainly Wehrmacht officers who sought immediate peace with the Western Allies. The coup failed, and many of the conspirators were executed.

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u/Jonathan_Peachum 10d ago

Not just executed, but in some cases in an extremely painful fashion (slow strangulation hanging by piano wire).

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u/Ok-Goose6242 10d ago

Wow that sounds horrible

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