The Plot to Kill Hitler
Not all Germans accepted the Nazis' atrocities. Operation Valkyrie was a World War II plot orchestrated by German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler. On the fateful date, July 20, 1944, the plot was executed. Conspirators raced to change the course of history by infiltrating the F?hrer's ranks and planting a bomb. But will the plot succeed, or will Adolf Hitler escape unharmed once again?
Not all Germans accepted the Nazis' atrocities. Operation Valkyrie was a World War II plot orchestrated by German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler. On the fateful date, July 20, 1944, the plot was executed. Conspirators raced to change the course of history by infiltrating the F?hrer's ranks and planting a bomb. But will the plot succeed, or will Adolf Hitler escape unharmed once again?
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