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Claus von Stauffenberg

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Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Stauffenberg at the Kavallerieregiment 17 during 1936
Born
Claus Philipp Maria Schenk

(1907-11-15)15 November 1907
Died21 July 1944(1944-07-21) (aged 36)
Cause of deathExecution by Firing Squad
NationalityGerman
EmployerWehrmacht Heer
Known for20 July plot coordinator
TitleOberst (Colonel)
SpouseNina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Parent(s)Alfred Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Caroline Schenk Gräfin
(von Stauffenberg family)
RelativesGm Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son), Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (son)

Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg[1] (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat in the Wehrmacht.

Stauffenberg was a leader of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 during World War 2 that aimed to kill the German Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, and to remove the Nazi Party from power in Germany. With Henning von Tresckow and Hans Oster, Stauffenberg was one of the central figures of the German resistance within the Wehrmacht. For his involvement in the plot to kill Hitler, Stauffenberg was executed, as were many other German resistance members. He was an army infantry soldier (1926-1930) and Army Infantry Officer (1930-1944) in the German Army of both the Reichswehr (1926-1935) and the Wehrmacht (1935-1944) militaries of both the Weimar Era and Nazi Era of Germany .

German Army Officer Ranks of Claus Von Stauffenberg
German Army Officer Rank Rank Equivalent Date and Year
Leutnant Lieutenant 1930-1933
Hauptmann Captain 1933-1940
Oberst Colonel 1941-1944

References

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  1. Gerd Wunder: Die Schenken von Stauffenberg. Müller & Gräff, 1972, p. 480