Born in 1889 in Austria, Adolf Hitler was one of the most notorious figures in world history. He joined the German Workers' Party in Munich after World War I. The group's name was later changed to National-sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or Nazi. He became chancellor of Germany in 1933 and leader of the Nazi Party.
His policies were the foundation of World War II, and gave rise to the Holocaust, a mass genocide. Approximately 11 million people were killed, including six million Jews and five million others. During his reign, there were several attempts at assassination, though none succeeded.
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German diplomat and resistance fighter Erich Kordt hatched an assassination plot along with officer Hasso von Etzdorf to plant explosives, but the plan was abandoned after the security restrictions following Georg Elser's attempt to kill Hitler made the acquisition and concealment of the necessary explosives too dangerous. 1941–1943 (several). The plot to kill Hitler needed to use this plan to take control from the SS because only the death of the Fuhrer would release their oath of loyalty till death, sworn by every SS member. Simply arresting Hitler would incur the wrath of the entire SS. Hitler had to be assassinated. 6 Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler. 1921: The Munich Beer Hall Melee. The first attempt on Hitler's life occurred nearly 20 years before the start of World War II. In November 1921. 1938: Maurice Bavaud's Plot. 1939: Georg Elser's Beer Hall Bomb. 1943: Henning von Tresckow's. Group Markwitz 1935 Markwitz, a group of conspirators, plan to kill Hitler, but the Gestapo infiltrated the group. All the members of the group were killed. Strassers Plan 1936 Otto Strasser, a right winged Nazi, wanted to have Hitler killed. He was the leader of a small group called the Schwarzen Front (Black Front).
Claus von Stauffenberg's Coup D'Etat
In 1944, a group of German officers made plans to finish off Hitler at his Prussian command center. The leaders were frustrated military officers Claus von Stauffenberg, Henning von Tresckow, Ludwig Beck, and Friedrich Olbricht. They were going to use a hidden bomb, followed by an attack by the German Reserve Army. It took place on July 20 of that year, when Stauffenberg was scheduled for a conference at the center, which was called Wolf's Lair.
The bomb was hidden in a briefcase, which Stauffenberg set down next to Hitler. Once Stauffenberg left the room, the bomb detonated, killing four men. Hitler was able to escape, with minor injuries. Claus and the other three men were eventually executed.
German Plots To Kill Hitler
Henning von Tresckow's Plot
In March of 1943, Henning von Tresckow and partner Fabian von Schlabrendorff hatched a similar plan, with plastic explosives. Hitler was due to visit Tresckow's post in Smolensk on the 13th. The would-be assassin asked one of Hitler's staff members to take a hold onto a parcel with two bottles of liquor. What was really in there? Explosives, connected to a 30-minute fuse. The plan failed, though, when the two mean learned that the bomb did not go off; it turned out to be a defective fuse.
Failed Plots To Kill Hitler
The Tale of Maurice Bavaud
Failed Plots To Kill Hitler
The Tale of Maurice Bavaud
Years earlier, Swiss theology student Maurice Bavaud started his own campaign against the Führer. Bavaud felt that Hitler was an 'incarnation of Satan,' and a threat to the Catholic Church. The young man made it his mission to kill Hitler, and started stalking him in Germany. On November 9, 1938, Bavaud made his move. Hitler and his contingents were marching in Munich in celebration of Beer Hall Putsch, a failed attempt to instigate a rebellion against the Weimar Republic. Bavaud sat in the grandstand, awaiting his victim. As Hitler approached though, the crowd raised up their arms to salute, blocking his shot. Bavaud was later arrested after Gestapo members found his gun. He confessed, and was executed.
Georg Elser
One day before Bavaud's attempt, German carpenter Georg Elser had another plan in the works. A communist who strongly opposed Nazism, Elser concocted a plan to bomb Hitler during a speech at Munich's Bürgerbräukeller brewery. The bomb was carefully constructed over several months, with a 144-hour time. He then slowly dug out a cavity in the brewery, working slowly over a period of time, and then installed the bomb.
Plots To Kill Hitler
This assassination attempt also failed, since Elser's timing was off. Hitler's speech time was changed after the bomb was installed, and his remarks ended at 9:07 p.m. The bomb exploded just eight minute afterwards, killing eight people and injuring dozens more. Hitler survived, and Elser was later caught.
