http://www.executedtoday.com/2008/07/21/1944-claus-von-stauffenberg-july-20-plot-to-kill-hitler/
Now that Fromm saw which way the wind was blowing, he acted with alacrity: many executions in the days to come were the product of Hitler's vengeance, but this night, Claus von Stauffenberg, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Friedrich Olbricht, and Werner von Haeften were shot on Fromm's orders for Fromm's benefit. Here's Shirer's description of the fatal scene:
Fromm … had quickly made up his mind to eliminate these men and not only to cover up the traces - for though he had refused to engage actively in the plot, he had known of it for months, sheltering the assassins and not reporting their plans - but to curry favor with Hitler as the man who put down the revolt. In the world of the Nazi gangsters it was much too late for this, but Fromm did not realize it. He … announce[d] that "in the name of the Fuehrer" he had called a session of a "court-martial" (there is no evidence that he had) and that it had pronounced death sentences on four officers: "Colonel of the Genera Staff Mertz, General Olbricht, this colonel whose name I no longer know [Stauffenberg, his aide], and this lieutenant [Haeften]." … In the courtyard below in the dim rays of the blackout-hooded headlights of an Army car the four officers were quickly dispatched by a firing squad. Eyewitnesses say there was much tumult and shouting, mostly by the guards, who were in a hurry because of the danger of a bombing attack - British planes had been over Berlin almost every night that summer. Stauffenberg died crying, "Long live our sacred Germany!"
He was accused of complicity in the 20 July 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler.
During 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg (Count Schenk von Stauffenberg) was one of the leading conspirators in the failed plot to kill the German Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. This is known as the "July Plot."
plotted to assassinate him
Hitler was never assassinated, although there were many attempts to assassinate him.
Look to the related link below to a list of those who tried to assassinate Hitler .
Colonel Stauffenberg was the main player in Operation Valkyrie, an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. The operation almost succeeded, but Hitler survived and Stauffenberg was executed.
The last attempt to assassinate Hitler was on the 20th July 1944 when Colonel Von Stauffenberg placed a briefcase loaded with explosives under the conference table at Hitler's headquarters in East Prussia. The explosives detonated but the briefcase had been moved and Hitler survived the blast. A recent movie 'Valkyrie' covers the events of the failed bomb plot and the fate of the plotters.
I believe Valkyrie was the operation that was carried out on July 20, 1944 to blow up a bomb in an attempt to assassinate Hitler. The attempt on hitlers life failed having the bomb blowing the desk forward shielding Hitler from the blast. The bomb was placed there by General Stauffenberg. After Nazis discovered his involvement he was executed.
Shot by firing squad after trying to assassinate Hitler. He was immediately shot after his arrest, without a trial.
We must all be alert for any signs of any plot to attempt to assassinate any of our leaders. There were many attempts to assassinate Mr. Hitler.
A failed attempt by German army officers to assassinate Hitler
He was accused of complicity in the 20 July 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler.
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler was created in 1955.
During 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg (Count Schenk von Stauffenberg) was one of the leading conspirators in the failed plot to kill the German Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. This is known as the "July Plot."
Count von Stauffenberg.
Colonel Stauffenberg is the one who had Operation Valkrie to execute Hitler
He tried to kill Hitler, the leader of the Nazis. When he was caught I believe he was either electrocuted or hung. Actually, von Stauffenberg wasn't electrocuted or hung - he was executed by firing sqaud the day after the July 20 1944 assassination attempt mentioned above.