The Federal Government commemorates the attempted attack on Hitler 80 years ago
**The German government reminds us on Saturday of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler 80 years ago. At a commemoration event in the German Resistance Memorial Center in Berlin, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is scheduled to give a speech. In memory of the participants in the coup attempt of July 20, 1944 against the National Socialist dictator, Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will lay wreaths. In the afternoon, around 400 recruits and recruits of the Bundeswehr are expected to take an oath at a ceremony in Berlin. Speeches by Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) are planned.
On July 20, 1944, Wehrmacht officers around Claus Schenk Count of Stauffenberg unsuccessfully attempted to kill Hitler with a bomb, overthrow National Socialist rule, and end World War II. Stauffenberg and three other participants were shot in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock in Berlin that very evening. The memorial center is now located there.**
The commemoration event this Saturday includes a speech by Chancellor Scholz, reflecting on the 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler. The Federal government, led by Scholz and President Steinmeier, will pay tribute to those involved in the July 20th coup against Hitler, marking 80 years since the assassination attempt. Despite the failed attempt, the actions of figures like Claus Schenk Count of Stauffenberg continue to serve as reminders of resistance against Nazi rule, even during those challenging years.
