Operation Valkyrie

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Operation Valkyrie was a German World War II military plan that was famously adapted into a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime in July 1944.

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instanceOf German military contingency plan ⓘ
World War II military operation plan ⓘ
aimedAt arrest of leading Nazi officials ⓘ
assassination of Adolf Hitler ⓘ
overthrow of the Nazi regime ⓘ
seizure of control of Berlin ⓘ
authorizedBy Adolf Hitler ⓘ
codenameLanguage German ⓘ
commandStructure German Reserve Army ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
consequence execution of Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
execution of many German resistance members ⓘ
increased repression by the Nazi regime ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
date 20 July 1944 ⓘ
hasComponent arrest of SS and Nazi Party leaders ⓘ
control of communication centers ⓘ
mobilization of Reserve Army units ⓘ
occupation of government buildings ⓘ
historicalSignificance most famous internal German plot to kill Hitler ⓘ
symbol of German military resistance to Nazism ⓘ
laterUse framework for a coup d’état against Adolf Hitler ⓘ
framework for an assassination plot against Adolf Hitler ⓘ
location Berlin ⓘ
Wolfsschanze ⓘ
mediaAdaptation film "Valkyrie" (2008) ⓘ
modifiedBy Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Friedrich Olbricht ⓘ
namedAfter Valkyries of Norse mythology ⓘ
linked to: valkyries
notableCommander Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Friedrich Fromm ⓘ
opposedBy Gestapo ⓘ
Schutzstaffel ⓘ
linked to: Schutzstaffel (SS)
originalPurpose to protect the Nazi regime in emergencies ⓘ
to respond to potential civil disorder or uprising ⓘ
partOf German Resistance to Nazism ⓘ
plannedBy Carl Goerdeler ⓘ
Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Friedrich Olbricht ⓘ
Henning von Tresckow ⓘ
Ludwig Beck ⓘ
result failed coup attempt ⓘ
survival of Adolf Hitler ⓘ
significantEvent 20 July plot ⓘ
usedFor deployment of the Reserve Army to secure key installations ⓘ
maintaining order within Germany in case of internal unrest ⓘ

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Valkyrie (2008 film) → basedOn → Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
Pierre Galante → notableWork → Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
20 July plot → alsoKnownAs → Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
20 July plot → legalBasisForCoup → Operation Valkyrie contingency plan ⓘ
linked to: Operation Valkyrie
Claus von Stauffenberg → plannedOperation → Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
Friedrich Olbricht → notableWork → Planning of Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
linked to: Operation Valkyrie
German Reserve Army → commandStructureUsedIn → Operation Valkyrie ⓘ