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'''Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg''' (1905 - July 20, 1944, [[Berlin]]) was a [[Wehrmacht]] [[Colonel]] who masterminded the [[July 20th Plot]] against the life of [[Adolf Hitler]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest heroes in [[German History]].
'''Claus Philip Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg''' (November 15, 1907 Jettingen - July 20, 1944, [[Berlin]]) was the [[Wehrmacht]] [[Colonel]] who masterminded the [[July 20 Plot]] against the life of [[Adolf Hitler]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest heroes in [[German History]].
==Early Life==
Count Claus von Stauffenberg was born in 1907 to Count Alfred von Stauffenberg, Lord Chamberlain of the [[Kingdom of Wurtemburg]], and Countess Caroline von Uxkull-Gyllenband. His bearing and that of his brothers was greatly influenced by their father's responsibilities at the Royal Court at [[Stuttgart]]. Germany's defeat in [[World War I]] and the collapse of the [[Monarchy]] devastated the Stauffenberg family. In 1918, Claus was heard to say, "My Germany cannot perish: if she goes down now, she will rise again strong and great: after all, there is still a [[God]]."<ref>Peter Hoffman, "Stauffenberg: A Family History 1905-1944," page 13.</ref>
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