The memorial plaque commemorating the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt organized by Claus von Stauffenberg

The image shows the memorial plaque dedicated to Operation Valkyrie, the attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler carried out on July 20, 1944 by Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg. The memorial, made of bronze in the shape of an open book, reports in German and Polish the details of the failed attack. Stauffenberg placed a briefcase with explosives in the conference room, but Hitler survived the explosion. The plot led to the execution of over 200 people involved in the German resistance to Nazism. The plaque is located near the ruins of the conference room.

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