Comments on: Claus von Stauffenberg – The Man Who Tried to Kill Hitler

By: Richard Allen

Richard Allen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:22:23 +0000

There were many germans who stood up against Hitler and the nazis. I know this because my family who lived in germany and were german told me about how the nazis would take whatever they wanted from whoever they wanted, germans included.

They took me to see alot of land and buildings that belonged to my family and was taken from them during ww2. The nazis almost completley impoverished my family. When my german family members protested they were imprisioned. My german grandmother spoke out publicly against Hitler and the nazis, she had to flee to switzerland where she had an aunt so she would not be killed. She returned after the war.
Men and boys were forced into the army whether they wanted to go or not.
Most americans have no idea of the real story of how and why Hitler came to power, the germans that were killed and imprisioned so that he could come to power and what was going on in germany for this to happen.

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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:02:10 +0000

[...] Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg koronela izan zen erresistentziaren sinbolo, Walkiria operazioa bezala ezagutzen den konspirazioaren egilea. Beste zazpi ofizial naziekin batera, eurek eraikitzen lagundu zuten nazio ankerraren aurka egitea erabaki zuen Stauffenbergek. Führer-a hil eta bigarren mundu gerrari amaiera ematea zuten xede. [...]

By: paul flynn

paul flynn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:37:49 +0000

While working at Bolling AFB (fleet Ing Command) there was a older guy working there named Edward Fox. He use to tell me storys about how he got out of Germany with his mom because his Dad was part of a group who tryed to kill Hitler. I wish I had more information on who this man was and how true his storys were. I heard he passed away a few years ago.

By: sheila jewell

sheila jewell — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:10:08 +0000

excellent reading nigel

By: robert

robert — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:46:48 +0000

yes, but why did he do it is the queston?

By: Murwyn Hancock

Murwyn Hancock — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:42:31 +0000

One of the reasons I became curious about the family Stauffenburg was because I have always felt sorry for the Germans who so feared Hitler and was afraid to be brave except for the desperate attempts to have him killed…you only hear of the awful executions and the terrible things done….I am glad they made the movie and it raises the fact that not all the German people supported the man called Hitler.I would love to see more on the history of this family and what they have done with their lives since their Dad and Mom was so noble and of fine character.Thank you,M.H.

By: Jeana

Jeana — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:38:27 +0000

There were 6,000,000 Jews killed and 11,000,000 other war prisoners killed by Hitler’s regime. Remember, there was general prejudice against Jews, Gypsies, all Slavic people including Polish. If they didn’t gas them, the worked them to death. von Stauffenberg had a conscience and a relgious conviction that killing these people was immoral and below what he hoped for a strong and free Germany.

By: Les K

Les K — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:34:12 +0000

I recently watched ” Valkyrie “, I have always been interested in history. I find it interesting that there are so many events in our past, and yet here we are, sixty years later after the war, and there is still events that happened, that most people are unaware of that happened during this awful period in our history. It makes me wonder sometimes, why certain events in our past were never brought to light when I attended school. Sure, we all learned about the world wars and the crimes committed, but why was there never any mention of assination plots against Hitler, by his own officers. I’m glad now that I know a little more about this period in time and that not all of the german people had ill feelings towards others.

By: kyrie

kyrie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:03:40 +0000

Tom Cruise is horrid and what I saw of Valkyrie did not impress me at all. I’m with Berthold on this one: he said that “Cruise should keep his fingers off my father”! Could not understand why shrimpy TC, who is about five-seven, was cast to play a man who was six foot three! And was noted for his height – Hitler had to look up to him (Hitler and TC are the same height). Claus Stauffenberg towered over most of his German colleagues, except for Fromm (who ordered the execution). Stauffenberg deserved better than to be cast in a cheesy American movie on a topic that Bryan Singer doesn’t have a clue about. If you want an American actor, should have cast Jim Caviezel – a good actor, an innate understanding of Claus’s psyche as he too is a devout Catholic, same height and build as the tall, striking young Count, same colouring too (piercing blue eyes). When I read Hoffman’s bio of the Stauffenberg family I said, “if a movie on the plot is made, someone should cast “The Passion of the Christ”guy: Jim Caviezel! A man with experience in playing a martyr!

By: Sydney ann

Sydney ann — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:28:26 +0000

I say “good for Claus Von Stauffenberg’”. Hitler needed someone to hate him. Thank Goodness He Comited Suicide!!!! He was a horrid man… So mean to Jewish People. I mean He went throgh so much troble to build death camps for Jewish people for no reason. Sydneyann age 10