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The Man Who Tried to Kill Hitler

In July 1944, German army officer Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg tried to kill Adolf Hitler with a bomb. Listen to his son, Berthold, who was 10-years-old at the time.

In July 1944, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to kill Adolf Hitler by planting a briefcase bomb in a meeting at Hitler's headquarters. The attack was supposed to be the trigger for a coup against the Nazi regime. We hear from von Stuaffenberg's son, General Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.

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Tue 29 Jul 2014 09:30
大象传媒 Radio 4

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