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Infamous Assassinations, 19, The Attempt to Assassinate Hitler
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
Sample
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Description
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, 1907-1944
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Bombardment, Coup d'etat, Adolf Hitler, Assassination Attempt, Rastenburg, East Prussia, July 20, 1944, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 BBC Worldwide
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