This Sunday, 18th January at 9pm, tune in to History to hear me narrate a special programme on “Operation Valkyrie”.
From the History website:
“Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot To Kill Hitler” is the true story of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20th July 1944.
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer who was one of the leading officers of the failed 20th July plot in 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from power in World War II Germany. Motivated by a belief that continuing the war was bad for Germany, von Stauffenberg is one of the few and perhaps most notorious resisters of Hitler.
In this fascinating documentary we narrate the story through using a mixture of eye-witness testimonies, key interviews with world renowned scholars and family members of German resisters, alongside the last filmed interview of the sole remaining member of the German Resistance, who handed Claus von Stauffenberg the actual bomb.
For the first time, a clear picture reveals the transformation of Stauffenberg from ardent Reich supporter to risking all to bring down the world’s worst tyrant.
Aided with rare color still photos and film footage on Hitler and his closest aides, CGI animation and a painstakingly researched dramatization of the actual assassination attempt, this documentary is the definitive record of what really happened.
As Tom Cruise’s movie, “Valkyrie” prepares to open in UK cinemas, History goes in search of the gripping true story.
