Claus von Stauffenberg

Claus von Stauffenberg
Stauffenberg (left) with Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim in June 1944
Birth name	Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Born	(1907-11-15)15 November 1907 Jettingen, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	21 July 1944(1944-07-21) (aged 36) Berlin, Gau Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Allegiance	Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany German resistance (1943–1944)
Branch	Reichsheer  German Army
Years	1926–1944
Rank	Oberst im Generalstab
Battles	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Tunisian campaign
Spouse(s)	Magdalena Freiin von Lerchenfeld ​ ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	5, including Berthold, Franz-Ludwig and Konstanze
Relations	Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (brother) Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (brother)

Claus von Stauffenberg (German: [ˈklaʊ̯s ˈfɔn ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩bɛʁk] ^ⓘ; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer who is best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair.

Alongside Major Generals Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, Stauffenberg was a central figure in the conspiracy against Hitler within the Wehrmacht. Shortly following the failed Operation Valkyrie plot, he was executed by firing squad.

As a military officer from a noble background, Stauffenberg took part in the Invasion of Poland, the 1941–42 invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and the Tunisian campaign during the Second World War.