Remembering the Resistance against Hitler on the 80th anniversary of the Attack
In the afternoon (16.30 hours), approximately 400 recruits and recruits of the Bundeswehr will take their solemn oath at the Bendlerblock. Among the guests are Scholz and Steinmeier, in addition to Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). Scholz is to give the welcome speech, Pistorius will give the oath address. In the Bendlerblock, where the Defense Ministry now has its seat, Hitler-conspirators Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and several accomplices were executed after the putsch attempt of 1944.
- The anniversary of the 1944 putsch attempt at the Bendlerblock is a significant event that Olaf Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will attend.
- Scholz, as the Chancellor of Germany, will deliver a welcoming speech at the solemn oath-taking ceremony for recruits, which will take place at the Bendlerblock.
- Boris Pistorius, the Federal Defense Minister and a member of the SDP, will deliver the oath address at the ceremony in honor of the Bundeswehr recruits.
- The Bendlerblock, now the seat of the Defense Ministry, has a historical significance, as it was the site where Hitler-conspirators such as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his accomplices were executed following the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in 1944.
- The somber anniversary of the assassination attempt on Hitler serves as a reminder of the resistance movements that emerged during that time, which still resonates strongly in today's political and social landscape.
- Melancholic commemorations and solemn remembrance events will take place across Germany to honor the memory of not only the resistance fighters but also the victims of the Nazi regime's oppressive regime.
- In light of the history surrounding the Bendlerblock, the planned attacks on the oath-taking ceremony or any potential acts of terrorism should beconsidered and addressed by the Federal military to ensure the safety of all guests and participants.
