Operation Valkyrie: Movie Analysis

One of the most well known historical events took place during World War II; the attempted assassination of the German leader, Adolf Hitler. This attack was known as Operation Valkryie, which was the actual name of a plan of action in the German military operations. It was the last of at least fifteen known attempts to kill Hitler, as stated in the film Valkyrie, even though nobody knows how many there may have actually been.
The operation was to go as follows: 1. Activate Hitler’s Reserve Army. 2. To assassinate Adolf Hitler. 3. Cut off all communications from the Wolf’s Lair to the rest of the German forces 4. To say the S.S. was starting an uprising against Hitler 5. For the Reserve Army to arrest all S.S. and Nazi officials and military in seats of power. 6. Take control of the government. 7. Negotiate a treaty with the Allies.
Even though this assassination attempt was unsuccessful it was the most well noted attempt and has gained a lot of attention as being the most intelligent plot. Operation Valkyrie, was recently portrayed in the movie Valkyrie, directed by
The film shows the most crucial reason as to why the bomb didn’t kill Hitler when it went off. It is apparent that the meeting was moved from the enclosed concrete bunker to a wooden hut, which probably took some of the effect away. However, most people may not realize that the bomb was actually moved away from Hitler (Silvester). A general who was entering the meeting moved the bag that contained the bomb to the other side of the leg that Stauffenburg had leaned it on. This was the reason the bomb didn’t kill Hitler that day. Not only does it show the moving of the bomb, but viewers also see that the Reserve army hadn’t been activated at the right time and that Hitler addressed all of Germany the night of the assassination attempt to prove that he was far from