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July 20 Plot

The July 20 Plot was a failed coup and assassination attempt intiated on July 20, 1944 by officers of the Wehrmacht who hoped to kill Adolf Hitler. The leader of the plot was Claus von Stauffenberg. Others who participated in the plot included Erwin Rommel and Alfred Delp.

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