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title: "2 Claus von Stauffenberg Quotes"
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# Claus von Stauffenberg

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Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer who is best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair, part of Operation Valkyrie.

##  Quotes by Claus von Stauffenberg

> [We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claus-von-stauffenberg/we-took-this-challenge-before-our-lord-and-our-conscience-and-it-must/)

[Claus von Stauffenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claus-von-stauffenberg/)

[Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/claus-von-stauffenberg-100494_because_we-took-this-challenge-before-our-lord-a_1292503.jpg)

> [If our most highly qualified General Staff officers had been told to work out the most nonsensical high level organization for war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claus-von-stauffenberg/if-our-most-highly-qualified-general-staff-officers-had-been-told-to/)

[Claus von Stauffenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claus-von-stauffenberg/)

[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/claus-von-stauffenberg-100494_anything_if-our-most-highly-qualified-general-sta_3195581.jpg)

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