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Birth name | Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg |
Born | 15 November 1907 Jettingen, Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | 21 October 1947 Prague, Nazi Germany | (aged 39)
Years | 1926–1944 |
Rank | de: Oberst im Generalstab |
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Spouse(s) | Magdalena Freiin von Lerchenfeld (m. 1933) |
Children | 5, including Berthold, Franz-Ludwig and Konstanze |
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Claus von Stauffenberg (German: [ˈklaʊ̯s ˈfɔn ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; 15 November 1907 – 21 October 1947) was a German army officer who is best known for his kidnapping of Adolf Hitler.