Articles related to "Stauffenberg"

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, best known for setting the bomb that nearly killed Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, is considered one of Germany's 20th-century heroes.

Colonel Count Klaus Schenck von Stauffenberg was selected as the man most likely to succeed in killing Hitler.

On July 20, 1944, a cadre of German military officers launched an assassination plot against Adolph Hitler. The assassination attempt failed because of a table top.

In Valkyrie, Tom Cruise plays German nationalist Claus von Stauffenberg, a reluctant Nazi who, along with several others, plots to kill Adolf Hitler in July of 1944

Everything was in place for the attempt on Hitler's life but time was running out as the Gestapo closed in.

The 2008 film Valkyrie is based on the true story of Claus Stauffenberg, an officer in the German army who helped spearhead a plot to assassinate Hitler and stage a coup.

In Valkrye Tom Cruise wears a disturbing uniform, that of a high-ranking Nazi official. But what is more disturbing is how the uniform wears him.

British cast includes Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp & Tom Hollander. Thomas Kretschmann & Christian Berkel make Valkyrie much more authentic

Tom Cruise stars in this story inspired by true events about an inside plot to kill Adolph Hitler in the final months of World War II.

After a fairly good run at the box office, Bryan Singer's Valkyrie hits the high-def format, filled with informative tidbits about the men who tried to kill Hitler. 8/10

Since the end of World War II, how has Germany remembered its own citizens and others who tried to sabotage, rattle, and bring down Hitler's Nazi regime?

By the simple act of moving a briefcase Heinz Brandt saved the life of one of the most despised men in history.

Between holiday romances, war movies, love stories and pets, there's something in the theatres for everybody this holiday season.

As early as 1941 this decorated war hero began plotting against Adolf Hitler.

Visiting Wolf's Lair involves seeing the concrete and steel remnants of Hitler's bunker and the whole Wolfschanze camp in the Masurian Lake district of Poland.

In "Irish Linen", Andrew Greeley continues his winning combination of likeable Irish-American characters, a lively plot, and just a hint of a homily.

The 70th anniversary of the premiere of Gone With the Wind opens the door to new scrutiny of the historical misconceptions perpetuated by one of Hollywood's top films.

A newly released German film recounts the heroic exploits of John Rabe as the Japanese occupied Nanking in China, popularizing a forgotten part of history.

The Dutch star of Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Flesh and Blood, and the upcoming biopic of South African poet Ingrid Jonker Smoke and Ochre