[Music] in the summer of 1944 Colonel Klaus von
in the summer of 1944 Colonel Klaus von
in the summer of 1944 Colonel Klaus von Stauffenberg is a brilliant young
Stauffenberg is a brilliant young
Stauffenberg is a brilliant young officer with a distinguished war record
officer with a distinguished war record
officer with a distinguished war record he’s an early supporter of the Nazi
he’s an early supporter of the Nazi
he’s an early supporter of the Nazi movement but news of the regime’s
movement but news of the regime’s
movement but news of the regime’s brutality convinces him that Kenneth
brutality convinces him that Kenneth
brutality convinces him that Kenneth must be eliminated
must be eliminated
must be eliminated July 20th 1944 Stauffenberg is summoned
July 20th 1944 Stauffenberg is summoned
July 20th 1944 Stauffenberg is summoned to a conference at the Wolf’s Lair
to a conference at the Wolf’s Lair
to a conference at the Wolf’s Lair Hitler’s remote military headquarters in
Hitler’s remote military headquarters in
Hitler’s remote military headquarters in East Prussia this is where Stauffenberg
East Prussia this is where Stauffenberg
East Prussia this is where Stauffenberg will make the forty first attempt to
will make the forty first attempt to
will make the forty first attempt to kill Hitler
kill Hitler
kill Hitler we’ll flare is a to square-mile compound
we’ll flare is a to square-mile compound
we’ll flare is a to square-mile compound divided into three nested security zones
divided into three nested security zones
divided into three nested security zones each with its own checkpoints and
each with its own checkpoints and
each with its own checkpoints and razor-wire fences the outer perimeter is
razor-wire fences the outer perimeter is
razor-wire fences the outer perimeter is ring with minefields machine-gun nests
ring with minefields machine-gun nests
ring with minefields machine-gun nests and anti-aircraft guns the tightly
and anti-aircraft guns the tightly
and anti-aircraft guns the tightly controlled inner circle where Hitler
controlled inner circle where Hitler
controlled inner circle where Hitler resides holds an assortment of
resides holds an assortment of
resides holds an assortment of outbuildings and massive concrete
outbuildings and massive concrete
outbuildings and massive concrete bunkers the walls of Hitler’s personal
bunkers the walls of Hitler’s personal
bunkers the walls of Hitler’s personal bunker are more than 16 and a half feet
bunker are more than 16 and a half feet
bunker are more than 16 and a half feet thick
thick
thick he clearly feels very very safe there
Hitler’s sense of security will prove to
Hitler’s sense of security will prove to be false stalin bird manages to smuggle
be false stalin bird manages to smuggle
be false stalin bird manages to smuggle – 1 kilogram slabs of plastic explosives
– 1 kilogram slabs of plastic explosives
– 1 kilogram slabs of plastic explosives into the compound the security at the
into the compound the security at the
into the compound the security at the Wolf’s Lair is astounding now it’s
Wolf’s Lair is astounding now it’s
Wolf’s Lair is astounding now it’s focused on several specific threats air
focused on several specific threats air
focused on several specific threats air attack airborne assaults raids as good
attack airborne assaults raids as good
attack airborne assaults raids as good as and as layered as the security is it
as and as layered as the security is it
as and as layered as the security is it is not proof against someone attacking
is not proof against someone attacking
is not proof against someone attacking from inside Hitler’s inner circle if
from inside Hitler’s inner circle if
from inside Hitler’s inner circle if they are trusted if they can get a
they are trusted if they can get a
they are trusted if they can get a weapon into proximity with Hitler inside
weapon into proximity with Hitler inside
weapon into proximity with Hitler inside the inner defense zone then yes they
the inner defense zone then yes they
the inner defense zone then yes they have a shot at taking him around moments
have a shot at taking him around moments
have a shot at taking him around moments before his meeting with Hitler
before his meeting with Hitler
before his meeting with Hitler Stauffenberg and his aide and armed the
Stauffenberg and his aide and armed the
Stauffenberg and his aide and armed the first drink of explosives and hide it in
first drink of explosives and hide it in
first drink of explosives and hide it in a briefcase before they’re able to fuse
a briefcase before they’re able to fuse
a briefcase before they’re able to fuse the second bomb there’s a knock
the second bomb there’s a knock
the second bomb there’s a knock humph Berg is ordered to the briefing
humph Berg is ordered to the briefing
humph Berg is ordered to the briefing room immediately and grabs the briefcase
room immediately and grabs the briefcase
room immediately and grabs the briefcase and heads out the door leaving behind
and heads out the door leaving behind
and heads out the door leaving behind the second brick of explosives the time
the second brick of explosives the time
the second brick of explosives the time pencils that von Stauffenberg used
pencils that von Stauffenberg used
pencils that von Stauffenberg used technically were 30-minute devices the
technically were 30-minute devices the
technically were 30-minute devices the problem is it was a hot day it was a
problem is it was a hot day it was a
problem is it was a hot day it was a humid day and these are things that tend
humid day and these are things that tend
humid day and these are things that tend to speed that up he was walking around
to speed that up he was walking around
to speed that up he was walking around with a live time bomb that could go off
with a live time bomb that could go off
with a live time bomb that could go off any time which down fatberg enters the
any time which down fatberg enters the
any time which down fatberg enters the room the meeting is already underway he
room the meeting is already underway he
room the meeting is already underway he takes a position near Hitler it places
takes a position near Hitler it places
takes a position near Hitler it places the briefcase on the floor moments later
the briefcase on the floor moments later
the briefcase on the floor moments later he excuses himself from the room as the
he excuses himself from the room as the
he excuses himself from the room as the meeting continues a 1 kilogram bomb sits
meeting continues a 1 kilogram bomb sits
meeting continues a 1 kilogram bomb sits a mere three feet from the Fuhrer
a mere three feet from the Fuhrer
a mere three feet from the Fuhrer only seconds remain on the fuse
as the smoke clears Stauffenberg is
as the smoke clears Stauffenberg is headed to Berlin to help manage the
headed to Berlin to help manage the
headed to Berlin to help manage the transition of government he had watched
transition of government he had watched
transition of government he had watched the explosion from a special distance
the explosion from a special distance
the explosion from a special distance away and he was of the conviction that
away and he was of the conviction that
away and he was of the conviction that no one in the room could have survived
no one in the room could have survived
no one in the room could have survived the blast blows out windows part of a
the blast blows out windows part of a
the blast blows out windows part of a wall and buckles the floor the
wall and buckles the floor the
wall and buckles the floor the conference table is shattered and the
conference table is shattered and the
conference table is shattered and the plaster ceiling comes crashing down of
plaster ceiling comes crashing down of
plaster ceiling comes crashing down of the 20 plus men in the room for a fatal
the 20 plus men in the room for a fatal
the 20 plus men in the room for a fatal damage but Hitler himself emerges with
damage but Hitler himself emerges with
damage but Hitler himself emerges with relatively minor injuries
subsequently he begins to see a survival
subsequently he begins to see a survival as further evidence of the intervention
as further evidence of the intervention
as further evidence of the intervention of Providence as he explains to his
of Providence as he explains to his
of Providence as he explains to his doctor he says I am immortal
doctor he says I am immortal
doctor he says I am immortal I am invulnerable
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