Stauffenberg’s first attempt at taking Hitler’s life took place on 1 July 1944, as he brought a bomb into his headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair . In both reality and in the film, Stauffenberg had no intention of setting off the bomb on this day, but it was simply a test to see if he would be able to successfully bring a bomb past the security and into Hitler’s fortress . Once Stauffenberg’s test run proved successful, the film then provides a very detailed account of the final five days of the resistance, from 15 July to 20 July. During these five days, Stauffenberg attempts to assassinate Hitler twice. These five days were the most critical to the success or failure of the resistance, however, the film omits several other attempts. These other attempts indicate that the plot to kill Hitler was one that took extreme planning and patience, rather than something that Stauffenberg and his men were able to …show more content…
He was directed to the washroom, as Stauffenberg had told the security that he needed to change his shirt . In the film, Stauffenberg intentionally cuts himself while shaving, drawing blood, to use as an excuse , whereas in actuality, his excuse was the hot weather, which caused him to sweat . While he was in the washroom, he quickly went to work making sure the bomb would be ready for detonation . Stauffenberg had finished activating the first bomb when he was interrupted. He had received a telephone call from one of his co-conspirators, Erich Fellgiebel, whose job was to severe communications between Rastenburg and the outside world . In the film, he is interrupted by Ernst von Freyend, an Oberkommando in the German army, who had previously shown him to the washroom . Freyend was not a part of the conspiracy, and hurried Stauffenberg into the meeting. In both cases, he was unable to activate the second bomb, which likely saved Hitler’s life