The main event was the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944. Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb in a briefcase at Hitler's military headquarters. Another event was the subsequent hunt for the conspirators by the Nazis after the failed attempt.
Operation Valkyrie's true story is one of courage and high - stakes gambit. These German officers knew the risks involved. They were trying to stop the madness of Hitler's regime. Stauffenberg was a key figure. He managed to get the bomb close to Hitler, but the thickness of the table where Hitler was sitting deflected some of the blast. This small detail had huge consequences. After the failed attempt, the Gestapo hunted down and killed many of the conspirators, but their story has since become a symbol of resistance against tyranny.