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 Valkyrie (2008 film)
surface form: film "Valkyrie" (2008)
modifiedBy Claus von Stauffenberg
Friedrich Olbricht
namedAfter valkyries
surface form: Valkyries of Norse mythology
notableCommander Claus von Stauffenberg
Friedrich Fromm
opposedBy Gestapo
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
originalPurpose to protect the Nazi regime in emergencies
to respond to potential civil disorder or uprising
partOf German resistance to Nazism
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Operation Valkyrie contingency plan
Claus von Stauffenberg plannedOperation Operation Valkyrie