Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, recentely portrayed in a 2008 movie called Valkyrie.  Col Stauffenberg, born in 1907, was a german army officer in Hitlers campaign on Poland. As Hitler became more facist, the slaughter in the invasion of the Soviet Union, Col Stauffenberg, wanted to right his wrongs as one of Hitlers leading officers and joined the underground resistance. Stauffenberg at first tried to pass lawas that would have the ethical treatement of war criminals. However, when he all of his laws were rejected and the executions of Russian soldiers became more severe, he put everything on the line to right his line. His goal was to save not only surrounding countries but Germany's name, reputation and country. His goal was to assasinate Hitler, blame the assasination on th SS officers, and use the reserve army to arrest and prosecute all SS officers and loyal Hitler suppporters. Then he would order a full surrender of the German Army, to save Germany from a long, brutal war, that would not only result in the deaths of milliions more on all sides but also forever tarnish Germany's name. He put everything on the line, trying to protect his countrys reputation and civillians from a situation that was partially his fault, much like John Proctor and Dimmesdale. Unfortunately his plot was unsuccesful, and he was not able to put a stop to the war, similar to how John Proctor could not stop the Salem witch trials, but he was able to save his name, even when he, and most all of the resistance were executed without a real trial.