Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
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| Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | |
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 Stauffenberg at the Kavallerieregiment 17 during 1936 |
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| Born | Claus Philipp Maria Schenk 15 November 1907 Jettingen, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 21 July 1944 (aged 36) Berlin, Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by Firing Squad |
| Nationality | German |
| Employer | Wehrmacht Heer |
| Known for | 20 July plot coordinator |
| Home town | Albstadt, Germany |
| Title | Oberst (Colonel) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Spouse | Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg |
| Parents | Alfred Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Caroline Schenk Gräfin (von Stauffenberg family) |
| Relatives | Gm Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son), Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son) |
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat. He was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to kill the German dictator Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from power in Nazi Germany. Along with Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, he was one of the central figures of the German Resistance movement within the Wehrmacht.
