Why did von Stauffenberg have to dispose of the items before getting into the flight?
In the movie Valkyrie (2008) Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and his adjutant are returning to the air field after bombing Hitler's meeting. Adjutant Lieutenant Werner von Haeften throws the unused explosive and the cutter from the running vehicle, which catches the sight of the driver. Later on, this results in their apprehension for the bombing.
This mission was a very well-planned and designed one which was implemented by a number of high officials who would have been Hitler's inner circle. Even von Stauffenberg was one who was the most passionate and committed to this mission. Then, how could both of them do something which not only gave them away, but also gave away the fact that the SS was not staging a coup.
Why was it so mandatory to let go of those items before they boarded the flight? It's not like they were searched before they started from that air field.
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I imagine they were dumping any evidence that might link them to the assassination attempt. They couldn't risk being searched and that would be a possibility after landing since they couldn't know what was transpiring with the situation on the ground while they were in the air.
The "sloppiness" with the disposal may have been nerves and adrenaline.
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What did Claus von Stauffenberg do?
Claus, Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, (born November 15, 1907, Jettingen, Germany\u2014died July 21, 1944, Berlin), German army officer who, as the chief conspirator of the July Plot, carried out an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.How did Operation Valkyrie fail?
Just like the other forty-one failed attempts to kill Hitler, Operation Valkyrie did not go according to plan. Operation Valkyrie failed because many obstacles, such as physical barriers, poor time management and planning, and lack of materials prevented the assassination attempt from succeeding.What happened to Colonel von Stauffenberg family?
"Every last member of von Stauffenberg's family will be destroyed," warned leading Nazi party member Heinrich Himmler on August 3, 1944. Claus' elder brother, Berthold, was hanged, as well as his uncle, Nikolaus von \xdcxk\xfcll-Gyllenband. No one was spared.What happened with Operation Valkyrie?
At around 12.45pm the bomb exploded, destroying the conference room and killing three officers and a stenographer. Hitler survived, shielded from the blast by the solid-oak conference table leg.The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (Operation Valkyrie, 1944)
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