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Friedrich Fromm was a German Army officer who commanded the Replacement Army and the Army Equipment during World War II. He was executed for his role in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Learn about the role of Gen. Friedrich Fromm, the commander of the German Home Army, in the July 1944 assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. Find out how he was arrested, tried and shot by a firing squad in 1945.
Jul 20, 1998 · The July Plot was a failed coup by German military leaders in 1944 to kill Hitler and end the war. General Friedrich Fromm, who knew about the plot, arrested some of the conspirators and was executed later.
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By the summer of 1944, a sizable portion of the German populace, including a number of Germany’s senior military leaders were beginning to lose hope that Germany could win the war. Many blamed Hitler for leading Germany to disaster. Several notable politicians and senior military officials hatched a plot to assassinate the Führer by planting a bomb...
On July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg arrived to the bunker at Wolfsschanze. The conspirators had counted on the meeting taking place in a concrete, windowless underground bunker sealed by a heavy steel door. By ensuring it took place within such a facility, the blast would be contained and the shrapnel would instantly kill anyone in the proximity of the ...
At precisely 12:42pm, the bomb detonated and panic ensued. A stenographer was instantly killed, and 20 people were injured, including three officers who later perished from their wounds. Believing that Hitler was truly dead, Stauffenberg and his aide Werner von Haeften jumped into a staff car and bluffed their way past three separate military check...
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Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the July Plot, a failed conspiracy by German military officials to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazis in 1944. Find out who was involved, how the plot unfolded and what happened to the conspirators.
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…at the Berlin headquarters, General Friedrich Fromm, who had known about and condoned the plot, sought to prove his allegiance by arresting a few of the chief conspirators, who were promptly shot (Stauffenberg, Olbricht, and two aides) or forced to commit suicide (Beck).
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Operation Valkyrie could only be put into effect by General Friedrich Fromm, commander of the Reserve Army, so he had to be either won over to the conspiracy or in some way neutralised if the plan was to succeed.
