# 20 July Plot (1944)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1944-20-july-plot
Location: Wolf's Lair, East Prussia
Categories: main-event

On 20 July 1944 Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg planted a bomb at Hitler's headquarters. Hitler survived. Stauffenberg and around 200 others were executed.

## Why it matters
It is the most famous act of German resistance.

Ruler at the time: [Adolf Hitler](https://germany-history.com/rulers/adolf-hitler)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – 20 July plot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – 20 July plot](https://www.britannica.com/event/July-Plot)