Valkyrie
This movie is taken place in 1944 and it is from the view point of German soldiers who dislike Hitler. The main character is Colonel Stauffenburg.
In the beginning, Stauffenburg is in North Africa and planes come over and start to shot at them. He ends up losing his right hand, two fingers on his left hand, and his left eye. After this, he joins a group who is trying to kill Hitler. General Tresckow is also trying to kill Hitler and he is trying to do this while Stauffenburg is still in Africa. He had a meeting with Hitler and he gave an explosive to him and it would explode at a certain height or temperature, but it didn't.
After some discussion about plans, Stauffenburg thinks they should do operation Valkyrie. Valkyrie was Hitler's plan, but he would redo it and have Hitler sign it. After they get Hitler signs the plan, they are ready to get on to the next step.
They get a bomb to use to blow up the building Hitler will be in. This bomb is rectangle, a stick goes into the side, and when the end of the stick is bend it releases an acid that burns and eventually blows up. It will blow up after about ten minutes. They group only wants the bomb to go off if Hitler and Himmler were both there. At a briefing meeting, Stauffenburg is going to blow them up but Himmler isn't there so he doesn't get the go-ahead to do it. After the end of the meeting, his briefcase is almost switched up. It had the bomb in it.
The group tries again. There is going to be another briefing meeting, so Stauffenburg goes to that. He cuts himself earlier in the day so he is bleeding a little. He asks the guard if he can change somewhere. He and Lieutenant Haeften go in the room and start to assemble the bomb. The guard almost comes in because they are about to start the meeting, but Haeften keeps him out.
Stauffenburg tells the guard he is expecting an important phone call and that he should get him even if he's in the meeting. He gets to the meeting and after a while the guard comes in and tells Stauffenburg he has a phone call. He leaves and takes nothing with him. As he's walking away, the building explodes. He gets in a car with Haeften.
They leave the place and Haeften throws the other bomb, it isn't going to explode, out of the car and the driver notices. Operation Valkyrie is supposed to take place right after the bomb but the general needed comfirmation that Hitler was dead. Stauffenburg gets back and Valkyrie takes place. The reserve soldiers go out and arrest all of the Nazis for treason and they try to take back Berlin.
They soon find out over the radio that Hitler is not dead. Stauffenburg still tries to keep the plan going, but all communication is stopped. The group is soon found and they are killed.
I thought this was a really good movie. It was based on a true story so I think that made it better. It was really brave for these men to step up and try to do something to save their country. Even after a few failed attempts, they just kept going and had perserverance because they strongly believed in what they were doing.
Colonel Stauffenburg.
Comments
Well done Tara!