Claus Philipp Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

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Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk von Stauffenberg

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jettingen-Scheppach, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany
Death: July 21, 1944 (36)
Bendlerblock, Bendler Straße, Berlin, Germany (executed, shot, a leader of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler)
Immediate Family:

Son of Alfred Klaus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and Karoline Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Husband of Magdalena / Nina Freiin von Lerchenfeld
Father of Private; Private; Private; Valerie Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg and Private
Brother of Bertold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg; Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and Konrad Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Occupation: German army officer and Catholic aristocrat
Managed by: Ric Dickinson, Geni Curator
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About Claus Philipp Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Catholic
Moreover, Stauffenberg remained a practicing Catholic. Stauffenberg vacillated between a strong dislike of Hitler's policies and a respect for what he perceived to be Hitler's military acumen.

There is a film about Stauffenberg where Tom Cruse play his role.

Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (German pronunciation: ˈklaʊs ˈʃɛŋk ˈɡʁaːf fɔn ˈʃtaʊfənbɛɐ̯k, Claus von Stauffenberg, or Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the 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 shot shortly after the failed attempt known as Operation Valkyrie.

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cf. also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Stolpersteine_in_Bamberg

was # 11.111 in the Germany Stolpersteine project

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Claus Philipp Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg's Timeline

1907
November 15, 1907
Jettingen-Scheppach, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany
1940
November 15, 1940
Bamberg
1944
July 21, 1944
Age 36
Bendlerblock, Bendler Straße, Berlin, Germany