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See also

BBC HistoryFile Nazi Germany: ALL 5 and
The White Rose Group: video worksheets, differentiated.

Please ensure you can access the film before getting this resource. This well-paced documentary describes the German war-effort in the summer of 1944; Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg’s injuries, and his initial contact with the Valkyrie plotters; the placement and detonation of the bomb. The next seven hours are described in detail: confusion, reversal, and the ultimate failure of the coup. The roles of Fromm, Beck, Olbricht, and Stauffenberg. The Nazis’ contiuned response, until the end of the war.

Find the film by searching YouTube’s Historigraph channel for “The Bomb that Almost Killed Hitler - Operation Valkyrie Documentary”.

16 questions for the 19-min film. Differentiated: both versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated brainrot. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Sources are listed in the film’s description. Link to film on all sheets.