Long Live Sacred Germany! - Valkyrie Execution (Full Scene)

Valkyrie Final Scene.
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Moments before Claus von Stauffenberg was executed, on early morning, July 21, 1944, he shouted the following: Lange lebe unser heiliges Deutschland! Or, in English, Long live our sacred Germany!
Henning von Tresckow (the general in the woods) spoke these words to his friend and adjutant before going to commit suicide following the failed coup: "The whole world will vilify us now, but I am still totally convinced that we did the right thing. Hitler is the archenemy not only of Germany but of the world. When, in few hours' time, I go before God to account for what I have done and left undone, I know I will be able to justify what I did in the struggle against Hitler. God promised Abraham that He would not destroy Sodom if just ten righteous men could be found in the city, and so I hope that for our sake God will not destroy Germany. No one among us can complain about his death, for whoever joined our ranks put on the shirt of Nessus. A man's moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of his convictions."
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[@Fuhrerjehova]

When Stauffenberg was about to be shot, in a last gesture of loyalty and defiance, Haeften placed himself in the path of the bullets meant for Stauffenberg. BADASS

[@jason60chev]

@Mina Park Wouldn't 8MM Mauser go right through him and into Stauffenberg?

[@weavercs4014]

@@erwinrommel4229 no it doesn't. 8mm Mauser is an insanely dangerous cartridge. It puts an exit wound the size of an apple in you. One or more would have gone through

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

@@erwinrommel4229 hey Erwin what does cyanide taste like?

[@chrismc410]

Of all the good it would have done. 8mm Mauser is no joke

[@tomveatch2994]

@@jason60chev Yes, especially the full metal jacket (FMJ) bullets commonly used in military loads. The 30 cal (30-06) ball ammunition used by the US is in the same class as the 8 mm Mauser and to my personal experience has no difficulty completely penetrating an 8-10" diameter pine tree at the distance of a typical firing squad.

[@johnolive3425]

"You're as guilty as any of us" "Spare me Lieutenant" "No one will be spared" Painfully true!

[@xr6lad]

A noble thought. But as we know, many were not brought to account. And in fact the west (and many others) employed them and their skills.

[@patrickmccrann991]

@xr6lad More than 5000 men and women were murdered by the Nazis after the July 1944 bombing, many that had nothing to do with it. And his reference was to the German Underground, not those that may have been guilty of atrocities during the war.

[@denistyy]

@@xr6lad unfortunate but a constant truth in war

[@attilaamihan6196]

Fatal Reaction Don't React

[@iainstewart102]

The judge that presided over the July 20th trials and executions died in an air raid in Berlin early in 1945

[@panzerwafflez7228]

"Im thinking of earlier times." Man, Beck's last words are so haunting, even today.

[@1945joshuaruiz]

Andy Su he’s probably thinking of pre ww1, where everything seemed like a dreamland in Europe .

[@marcogarza3720]

He stay alive he shot himself on the head but didn't die a Nazi finish him up .

[@MasterJediDude]

Correct, the soldiers had to shoot him again.

[@pyromania1018]

Yeah, earlier times where a mentally unstable leader with a physical defect and severe mommy issues bitched about obtaining a "place in the sun" for Germany and had to be kicked out of office in order to facilitate an end to the war because he was too stubborn to admit defeat. Sound familiar?

[@MasterJediDude]

Jackson Rushing, ah, stubborn old Kaiser Wilhelm.

[@ScotishChristian]

Here is one of his quotes about the plot: "It is almost certain that we will fail. But how will future history judge the German people, if not even a handful of men had the courage to put an end to that criminal?"

[@attilaamihan6196]

The Huns Are Nazis

[@andrewgriffith7684]

A criminal that had the votes.

[@edwardtang1977]

Hollywood will have a field day with Nazis. 🤣

[@raytapia2727]

As opposed to what? Supporting nazis?

[@hkboi7433]

@@raytapia2727 lmao 2022 still watching

[@charlottee9412]

"What We have to show the World, that not all of us were like Him." Gets Me everytime.

[@buxadonoff]

"You may hand us over to the executioner ..." part was badass as fuck aswell, and he was so right. They were executed, but they were remembered as heroes, those who executed them were trialed and are remembered as evil, cowards, little dick cunts.

[@KingZercules]

Most people forget, but there was at least 42 attempts to kill Hitler. 42 discovered by historians, they're might have been more. Clearly not all germans agreed with the Nazi. That is probably why Germany is not seen as an evil nation by the world today. They're in NATO, they're in the European Union, they're valued trade partners, etc.

[@danh555]

@@KingZercules A vast majority were Nazis and actually went on to serve in the German (west) government Granted, not all Germans were Nazis, but a damn lot of them were

[@strategicsage7694]

@@danh555 I don't think it's fair to say a vast majority were Nazi. Hitler's government never so much as won a majority in any election.

[@katsu_papi]

hoping some Chinese citizens would have principles like this..

[@dastemplar9681]

What makes this scene even more emotional is that it is filmed on the actual spot where they were executed. A lot of the filming actually took place on location which just completely adds in the emotional factor and how to a great extent did these filmmakers put forth in order to retell these unsung heroes.

[@rohitnautiyal7090]

When you have Tom cruise that’s what you get. He tries his best to bring realism to every scene.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

That’s interesting. I saw this with my cousins opening night and I had no idea. Talk about authentic.

[@SCHRUBBE1966]

These guys only wanted hitler killed so they could run the war better and make a deal for Germany They were still Nazis So goes it

[@callmecloby8365]

@@SCHRUBBE1966 if you look into the backgrounds and affiliations of the conspirators, a majority were either monarchists, members of the Zentrum, and members of the SPD. There were three in particular who had… “questionable” views, Stauffenberg being one of them. The plan was to form a government more in favor of the Allies that would be able to sign a conditional surrender, allowing them to focus on the East, but honestly they probably would’ve noticed with time that the war was lost in the East as well. They were anything but fools, to say the least.

[@Martyr_of_vigilance]

@@rohitnautiyal7090 believe it or not the son of Stauffenberg would later become a General in the West German Bundeswehr, and when they said Tom Cruise was playing his father he really didn’t want him to play his father, due to Cruise’s rather… questionable antics and affiliation to Scientology.

[@SlingBlade79]

"You may hand us over to the executioner, but in three months time, the disgusted and en harried people will bring you to book; and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets." I think those where some of the most amazing words in this entire film. Erwin Von Witzleben did not cower in the face of pure evil.

[@Apis4]

Sadly, it never happened. The judge, Roland Freisler, was killed by a USAAF, or possibly RAF (there's differing accounts), bombing raid on the Peoples Court, Febuary 3rd, 1945. He was either crushed by a masonry column from the USAAF raid, or survived that raid, only to be hit by a piece of shrapnel from a RAF bomb which came through the now destroyed roof and landed right in his Court, and bled out in the street. He was a despicable man, Alfred Jodl's wife was working at the hospital his body was brought to, and claimed the attending physician simply stated "Gods verdict" when he saw the corpse.

[@jrobertmoore9406]

Yes most of the German people, their male population between 18 and 50 depleted, fought to the very end for Hitler and against the Soviets. The Germans west of the Elbe were the lucky ones.

[@JessCorey]

When Freisler's body was brought in, and that a worker commented, "It is God's verdict." According to Mrs. Jodl, "Not one person said a word in reply." No attending was present. His body was buried in the grave of his wife's family at the Waldfriedhof Dahlem Cemetery in Berlin. No name on the headstone...

[@philipthomson7460]

@@JessCorey Pity that Frieslers grave can’t be identified. It’d come in handy if there was no public toilet available…

[@laxmirana4547]

BRO are u still there

[@devindoherty8728]

'Look them in the eye. They will remember you.' Heavy stuff

[@CrackaPackify]

Friesler wasn't dragged alive through the streets but a big old beam caved him in during a bombing raid, so at least he didn't survive the war

[@Heelsfan-bd5tf]

He got the easy way out. Doubt the Soviets would have been too kind

[@jonathetank501]

Poetic justice.

[@joshuagrover795]

Can you imagine Roland Friesler at Nuremberg with his pals in the dock. 🙄🙄

[@user-cm9pt8bo3l]

@@joshuagrover795 A simple judge who applied the current law? It is difficult to imagine, especially considering that the other judges and lawyers (even from the SS) continued to carry out their duties after the war.

[@theactivist7]

The Look on the executioners face after Stauffenberg says "Long live sacred Germany." makes the scene

[@otisb.torrance8060]

It was that moment his mind was liberated from the hypnotic brainwashing of Hitler and he realized this was not Deutschland anymore.

[@jordanmcbride6124]

I wonder who of the KZbin viewers thought this video was offensive. I wonder if their motivation for saying that this video was inappropriate or offensive is because their intentions were the exact opposite of these MEN and what they tried to do and preserve?

[@CorsetLebelle]

probably some sjw who wanted to abuse you tubes oh so lovely automated reporting system cause this film has nazis bet they did not even watch it lol

[@grantrichardet6250]

Jordan McBride It May have been the executions they thought it wasn’t suited to children or something because even an sjw wouldn’t think this is offensive

[@MScorpioM]

The world has become too sensitive. People get offended at the smallest of things. The fact that from this bubble-wrapped generation our future leaders will come from scares the hell out of me.

[@operatorjewski9450]

Oh no, i find this video ofFenSiiIive, man shut the fuck up

[@thedancingpostman]

They showed more courage than all of Hitlers sycophants put together.

[@MagnusTheAmazing]

Trescow commited suicide with a grenade, when he heard that Valkyrie had failed. Yes he blew him self up :(

[@gennerobootz6490]

He didn’t feel anything

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

"Spare me, Lieutenant." "No one will be spared....." Damn....not even Erwin Rommel was spared.

[@attilaamihan6196]

Germany Said Greece Is The Most Philippines Said United States Is The Most

[@commonsenseking6386]

Fate did not spare Nazi Germany, also the Judge Roland Freisler who sentence them to death was crushed to death himself when allied bomb during an air raid hit his chambers. The famous quote said, it was God's verdict. He would have been tried at Nuremburg with a similar fate.

[@teherlon]

"Long live sacred Germany!" My deepest honor to all those German people who fought against the Nazi regime and lost their lives by doing so.

[@maryjjjenks2625]

I’ll second that long live sacred Germany 🇩🇪

[@coryhirsh4119]

He had a film of them,as hung with piano wire,so he could watch them die?! It's true!?

[@maryjjjenks2625]

@@coryhirsh4119 really I didn’t know that I love history ww2

[@heewee6608]

Fuck u back stabbers are scum

[@coryhirsh4119]

Hey?! HeeWee?! What's your probl?! No drapes to Smoke!? How did Fuck You Joe Biteme,what's it got to do with this movie?!

[@jamaljpj1046]

YOU DID NOT BEAR THE SHAME YOU RESISTED SACRIFICE YOUR LIFE FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND HONOR

[@dynamicMik628]

I don't know why a lot of people don't like this movie. This is an amazing film. The ending is so well-made

[@Aivottaja]

It's inferior to the German version. Also, chlid diddler Singersteinberg and Placentafaag had their own agendas for this.

[@Axel1051]

It probably has something do with the fact the director is a well known Hollywood sleazeball.

[@tonylang3163]

@@Aivottaja what is the name of the German version?

[@Aivottaja]

@@tonylang3163 Original name is Stauffenberg, English version is Operation Valkyrie.

[@therealhiesenberg2731]

Those who don't like it are probably sympathetic to the nazis. I can't say this for sure it's only speculation but it would make sense.

[@apocatie34]

This scene is so touching i did cry when he said "Look them in the eye, they'll remember you"

[@SlingBlade79]

very moving part when Lt. Heffton stood in front of Col. Stauffenberg

[@tdfern1]

That was historically inaccurate. Well it was good scene for the sake of drama but that never happened in reality.

[@SlingBlade79]

was you there?

[@tdfern1]

SlingBlade79 No but Historians say otherwise.

[@tdfern1]

Poison12346 Alright good point.

[@guudnewdle6910]

Thomas Fernandez Historians say that he threw himself in front of the execution squad, just a little different

[@rayruiz5871]

To be perfectly honest, General Friedrich Fromm did Stauffenberg and his cohorts a favor even though he did it for selfish reasons to save his ass. If the general had not executed them they would have been tortured like no tomorrow and then hung with piano wire.

[@Here4theComments9]

Interesting point 🤔

[@richardbrasher4787]

Despite trying to save his own ass which failed Fromm gave Stauffenburg and his cohorts a soldiers death to allow them some measure of honor and respect

[@Patrissimo47]

"I am thinking...of earlier times." A dark quote from a dark time - one that seems appropriate even in this day and age.

[@willoconnor6826]

Even more relevant now than ever with what has happened to Europe in the past couple of years.

[@sgauden02]

That part when Stauffenberg's friend Lieutenant Haefte walks in front of him to take the bullets in order to give him a few more moments of life as a gesture of friendship, and loyalty is very touching. I don't know why, but it makes me think back to Joan Of Arc's execution where she was burned at the stake, and imagine one of her followers doing something like that. Imagine if right after they lit Joan's pyre, one of Joan's friends/followers suddenly walked up, and climbed onto it, choosing to burn with her so that she won't have to die alone...

[@jarppoooo]

This movie is a masterpiece

[@renlentlesstourist7574]

Yet the ending is inaccurate, the order of those killed in the movie is not how it went. Stauffenberg was killed last purely for cinematic purposes. Mertz von Kernheim was killed last. ( apologies if i spelt the name wrong )

[@tdfern1]

+The hard Tourist Yeah not only that, there was a few other historical inaccuracies in the movie.

[@pyromania1018]

No, they got the order right. And Heiften really did rush up to Stauffenberg as he did in the film. There were inaccuracies, though. For example, Beck fumbled with the gun and didn't die instantly, so a passing soldier finished him off. Also, Tresckow fired a few shots into the air before using the grenade, to give the idea that he'd been killed by the Russians.

[@tdfern1]

Jackson Rushing Beck where he messed up his suicide where try to shoot himself in the chest where it missed his heart. In the movie he ended it all in one shot in the temple. Tresckow they missed those details although I thought he was in Russian occupied part of Germany where he actually killed a few Russians then blew himself up.

[@pyromania1018]

Thomas Fernandez That's what I said. Beck fucked up his own suicide, so a soldier finished the job; Tresckow tried to make it look as though he was killed by the Russians before blowing his head off with a grenade.

[@moonshine3678]

I love the attention to detail at 1:55, you can see him holding his pants up. In the actual court scene, the judge "At one point he yelled at Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben, who was trying to hold up his trousers after having been given old, oversized and beltless clothing, "You dirty old man, why do you keep fiddling with your trousers?" "

[@alexm566]

wow thanks for sharing

[@stonezone9689]

Yeah Roland Freisler was a real fucking monster

[@rayruiz5871]

​@@stonezone9689 Roland reminds me of some of today's DA's today. Maybe not to the extreme but d*** close because if they had the power they would do the same

[@staticalbean360]

You did not bear the shame you resisted sacrifing your life for freedom, justice and honor.

[@Crosmando]

Lol, they were German military officers, trained in the tradition of Prussian militarism which birthed Nazism, lets be honest they probably didn't give a shit about freedom, they just didn't like Hitler because he was losing them the war. Who says that they would of restored democracy in Germany if the coup had been successful, or would they have just instituted a right-wing military dictatorship like that in Spain? FYI the opposition to Hitler in the Wehrmacht wasn't liberal or democratic, it was aristocratic (why do you think that so many of them had "Von" in their names?), they thought the Nazis were too radical and wanted to take away their privileges.

[@staticalbean360]

@@Crosmando I wrote this 6 years ago, I know now xF

[@TheScionServe]

@@Crosmando Prussian militarism didn't breath Nazism, Socialist Nationalism did. The Nazis loathed the traditional aristocratic officers. The army put down their coup in 1923 actually. Some of the officers had been negotiating with the UK to take down Hitler back during the Sudeten crisis, they were ignored. Why would they restore democracy when that had brought them Nazism? Many of wanted to restore the monarchy. How would a regime like in Spain have been bad exactly? Indeed, the opposition wasn't liberal or democratic. Most of them had gone over from the DDP to the NSDAP during the early 1930s. The opposition to Nazism also came from the Authoritarian right in Austria. Dollfuss was similar to the regime in Spain.

[@TheScionServe]

@@staticalbean360 He is right about them being aristocratic authoritarian right, but they were going to end the Holocaust and prevented the cold war.

[@TheScionServe]

@@totalheresy3826 Lack of determination or courage? How? They just lacked support from the Allies and the populace. They weren't career monsters. Prussian culture of obedience actually allowed for taking out dishonouable leaders. Some had been planning that back in the 1930s.

[@j.e.a.6213]

“I’m thinking of earlier times” that just hit me hard to my core. So much emotion in a sentence.

[@SlingBlade79]

"You may hand us over to the executioner but in 3 months time the discusted entyrant people will bring you to book, and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets" some of the most powerful words in this entire film. those trials are amazing, how those men did not cower in the face of pure evil.

[@imperialgamer6969]

there is no pure evil there you idiot... if someone betrays you... you hate them too.. regardless of what they were doing... everything becomes subjective when a person is betrayed

[@davidw.2791]

* disgusted and harried people :)

[@imperialgamer6969]

@Security your basis?

[@booklover6403]

He was right he under estimated a bit but he was right

[@Slick_Nick7567]

@@booklover6403 I believe in real life he actually said 1 year. But I could be wrong .

[@caponebone4967]

You did not bear the shame. You resisted. Sacrificing your life for freedom, justice and honor. You will not be forgotten. Long live sacred germany!🇩🇪

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

They were traitors not patriots

[@cryptoashesphxrise2044]

Long live sacred Germany!

[@Spearca]

The implication of this is pretty heavy. This is a memorial by the German nation, to resisters who died opposing Hitler. _"You_ did not bear the shame," the nation says; the rest of us did, the rest of us went along.

[@jb76489]

Yeah no, the only issue these guys had with Hitler is they thought he was losing them the war. They didn’t care about any of the evil things the nazis were doing

[@johnkirk1772]

you did not bear the shame..such a powerful line though the German schools make sure to put even our heroes into context - they died for an idea of Germany that was infinitely better than the Nazi regime, yet unlike other resistance groups they did so following motivations that are mostly incompatible with the democratic vision of our contemporary country

[@Dalarna3]

One of the most powerful execution scenes I've ever witnessed. The part when Staffenberg's adjutant is killed is moving as hell.

[@rachammer2358]

When Fromm reported to Goebells that he had stopped the plot and executed the traitors Goebells repleid ”you have been in a damn hurry to get your witnesses below ground” a few days later he was arrested…sometimes the truth kind of catches up to you…

[@Timberwolf1992]

Ironically, as a face saver, Hitler had Fromm executed for incompetence in the line of duty despite knowing that he was a silent conspirator.

[@MrEMAN218]

I respect the statement that Carl Goerdeler says, "People believe we put our principles above personal gain." along with Von Witzleben's statement when he's being prosecuted and staring death in the face. No person, political party, and government should consider themselves to be above the people and more significant than them. The people constitute, produce, enforce, abide, and makeup the state's political, economical, social, and administrative aspects. In my opinion the state cannot exist without the significance of the people.

[@tdfern1]

Well yeah but you can't change people.

[@MScorpioM]

Hitler believed otherwise. He said "People are for the nation, not nation for the people."

[@ss-th9pf]

Stop quoting traitors u moron

[@jameszweep]

Definitely respect the statement, but not the man unfortunately. After being captured, and being sentenced to death, Dr. Carl Goerdeler willingly gave the names of other co-conspirators and even helped the SS in drafting a constitution if they should rule over Germany, just to hold off the execution. Many members of the July 20 plot could’ve been spared of any torture or loss of life had he kept his mouth shut.

[@jeffair5]

It's amazing that they filmed the execution scene where they were really executed.

[@allisnake7358]

Long Live Sacred Germany!

[@jamiesimmons6850]

AlliSnake Es lebe Unser heligies Deutschland What u said but in German

[@marcogarza3720]

He lasts words were long live blessing Germany !

[@caponebone4967]

@@jamiesimmons6850 it's actually "es lebe das heilige deutschland"

[@caponebone4967]

@@marcogarza3720 no it was long live sacred germany, and your asking how would I know, cause I'm one of his very distant relatives

[@andrewallen9993]

And may war mongering Germany rot in hell!

[@dannyneves4504]

Look them in the eye. They'll remember you.

[@mikehawk6175]

I came here just to hear that

[@James47590]

When I go to heaven, I will shake there hand for there sacrifice, with god

[@pyromania1018]

Sad to say, but I doubt you'll see most, if any, of them. The bulk of these guys really were rats trying to jump off a sinking ship. They were racist (Stauffenberg, in particular), several were elitist, and they thought they could negotiate a separate peace that would allow them to keep some of Germany's conquests and keep fighting the Soviets. They weren't all like that, but none of them were heroes.

[@mikehawk6175]

They are probably like celebrities in heaven so it's probably hard to meet them lol also there are more dead people than living people

[@DillonEspe]

HERE IS THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION: Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here's a quick test: Have you ever lied, stolen, or used God's name in vain? Jesus said, ”Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” if you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that one day God will punish you in a terrible place called Hell. But God is not willing that any should perish. Sinners broke God's law and Jesus paid their fine. This means that God can legally dismiss their case: ”For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death. Today, repent and trust Jesus, and God will give you eternal life as a free gift. Then read the Bible daily and obey it. God will never fail you.

[@konain_r_ansari8403]

They fought for their country

[@BesoffenerIslamist]

@@pyromania1018 they were greater humans than you, that's for sure...begone, filth

[@TommyMVSERVTI]

"No one will be spared." All of you remember, these men didn't just die for their country. They died for US, because they believed in a world without tyranny.

[@pikepuncher6683]

Lieutenant heften stepping in front of stauffenberg was an awe inspiring moment for me being in the marines it means honor to the end

[@hippiechick19]

Saddest and best scene. Long live sacred Germany!

[@marcogarza3720]

He's last words were long live blessing Germany !

[@y11one]

this by far is in my top 5 favorite movies..i just got done watching it.Stauffenbergs last words"long live sacred germany" is so powerful i get chills every time this scene comes on.

[@Raymund925]

My favorite part. Beck: I need a pistol..... For personal reasons. Fromm: You heard him. Get on with it. Beck: I'm thinking of earlier times.[gunshot] I really admire Stauffenburg and Beck, especially Olbricht,

[@M440icoupe]

"You may hand us over to the executioner, but in three months time, the disgusted and harried people will bring you to book and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets. " Love this sentence.

[@Temujin1991]

Honor is the most priceless thing in this world; it cannot be taken, merely given away. These men died with theirs intact, few can say the same.

[@SpeccyMan]

Honour is even better with all of its vowels. 😉

[@ILINI85]

I think they should have shown a picture of the actual person before each's execution. Would have made it really hit home that this was real and actually happened.

[@theundeadbeholder284]

My comment here is not going to be a popular one. Stauffenberg is revered, admired and remembered as a martyr when the fact is that all those brave men died (some exceedingly horribly) because he was not willing to sacrifice himself for the cause, the mission failed and they died because he didn't see it through.

[@captainpoppleton]

Simply killing Hitler would have achieved very little apart from extending the war. The objective was to kill Hitler AND change the government.

[@4thUlquiorra]

This scene was just so powerful no words can express what I'm feeling. I thought the part where the Lt. protected him with his back turned against fire was amazingly loyal.

[@MadridSpain94]

"People know we put our principles above personal gain" - Dr. Carl Goerdeler

[@Razorsharp445]

"You may hand us over to the executioner, but in three months time, the disgusted and harried people will bring you to book and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets. " -Erwin von Witzleben

[@Sgtturtle22]

Most badass way to go down and let them know their time also is ending soon

[@NukemHigh225]

this part made me cry. true heroes of germany trying to save their homeland.

[@fantasticbeck3938]

We had to watch this movie at school after our WW2 chapter. I cried.

[@datboi9648]

Fantastic Beck me too man me too

[@jamiesimmons6850]

Fantastic Beck who wouldn’t cry when great men try to stop something so evil but make the ultimate sacrifice

[@nicholaspatton5590]

We had to watch that movie Windtalkers, which felt like a joke. I had seen that before. We were supposed to watch Saving Private Ryan, but the teacher thought it was too gorey. War is gorey and at times ugly, yes.

[@Akrid1018]

That time angels lost against the devil, and all of Europe suffered for it.

[@operatorjewski9450]

Not Now

[@pyromania1018]

"Angel" is not the word I'd use to describe these men. "Opportunist" seems more appropriate, or perhaps "pragmatist".

[@Mark-xh8md]

@@pyromania1018 - No person is an angel. But these gentlemen were better men than such as you, that much is certain.

[@vishnupthampy6562]

Seems like you guys are in a better spot now. Lol.

[@RFKFANTS67]

2:55 He'll remember you. And no doubt God did hero's

[@RFKFANTS67]

Exactly friend

[@khidaral-mukhtaar7327]

The casting in this movie was so great! Thank you Tom.✅

[@johanax9867]

Germany was already losing by the time of the assassination attempt. They had been losing for quite some time. They had been losing ever since Hitler decided to split the army on its way to Moscow. After they lost at Stalingrad, the russians took more and more territory and a little over a month before the attempt, allied forces had landed on the beaches of Normandie and were making their way into Germany. So the war was more or less already lost at this point.

[@MrRobbiesteiner]

The push into Russia was a geopolitical necessity for hitler. His division in 3 army groups whereby the larger would be focusing on the kaukasus oil fields was well thought out. Hitler was running out of fuel….

[@MrRobbiesteiner]

@Auggie The push into Russia was a last ditched effort to turn the war around. Time was ticking and Germany would have lost not acting because their industrial power was nothing compared to the allies, so overal not a bad move to make

[@MrRobbiesteiner]

@Auggie to call hitler an idiot reflects poorly on your own intellect…and authentic search to find historical truth A sociopath perhaps but not an idiot

[@gamer-px5cu]

@@MrRobbiesteiner One must be an idiot to bring so much suffer and misery in this world.

[@callmecloby8365]

The hope wasn’t to win the war but secure a favorable truce that would allow them to keep primarily the ethnically German lands taken before the war like Austria and the former Prussian lands.

[@wilsontwyung]

"People may know we put our principles above personal gain." We all know that and will never forget what all you have done.

[@jonauclair8209]

5:15 He said “Fire”, the expression on his face said “God Forgive Me”!

[@realistic.optimist]

The German people will carry the guilt of what the NAZI's did forever. We cannot forget what happened but I feel we continue to place blame on people who had nothing to do with it and who tried to stop it.

[@ConstructGames]

The resistances motives were not based upon Hitlers failures during war, their motives were based upon their consciences knowing what was happening was wrong. It's not hard to draw parallels to the world today as it was then.

[@twojacksandanace3847]

If your referencing Trump that is the most terrible comparison ever.

[@ConstructGames]

@@twojacksandanace3847 Be a shame if you checked the date that comment was made, 7 years ago, about 3 years before trump came into power and yet so relevant to his presidency.

[@ConstructGames]

@@twojacksandanace3847 I hope after yesterdays events you can now see just how valid the comparison is. If not then you are part of the problem.

[@twojacksandanace3847]

@@ConstructGames What a bunch of protestors stormed the capitol? Yes, highlight this and ignore the last 4 years of Antifa terrorizing the public. Typical lefitist bias.

[@TheScionServe]

@@ConstructGames Yes, everyone who allowed the Biden coups to happen was a coward who stood back.

[@jamaljpj1046]

People know we put our principles above personal gains... These words are heavier ... Heaviest ...

[@YDKJ07]

Stauffenberg (speaking to Olbricht): Look them in the eye. They'll remember you. brave yet chilling words to say before your own death

[@kenlang5268]

How could an event that was a historical fact be deemed inappropriate by KZbin? I've been to Stauffenburg's office and stood where he died. Today a street is named after him honoring his sacrifice.

[@alek4i]

I love this movie! I was actually on the edge of my seat when the bomb was about to go off. Love the music. Although I like stauffenburg, my favorite character was probably haeftan, followed stauffenburg or treskow. "Remember, this is a military operation, nothing ever goes according to planned."

[@jeffreysommer3292]

"You were in a damned hurry to get your witnesses below ground." --Paul Joseph Goebbels to General Fromm.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944) Henning von Tresckow (1901-1944) Friedrich Olbricht (1888-1944) Ludwig Beck (1880-1944) Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905-1944) Werner von Haeften (1908-1944) Erich Fellgiebel (1886-1944) Ervin von Witzleben (1881-1944) Carl F. Goerdeler (1884-1945) and Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff (1896-1944)

[@marcogarza3720]

This scene brakes my heart my grandpa was German my family left a beautiful country to avoid from getting killed. 😔

[@caponebone4967]

Yeah, while my relative was executed bendlerblock, Berlin

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

ok mutt

[@SpeccyMan]

What breaks my heart is seeing the language of my country misused.

[@marcogarza3720]

He really said Long Live Blessing Germany, RIP Stauffenberg

[@rubedogg6969]

Wolf at 2:15 drinking one last shot of Brandy before he is executed.

[@christopherbuckley5929]

I'm glad they changed the way Ludwig Beck died. For those who don't know Beck tried to kill himself twice but failed and was then shot by Fromm

[@racket298]

I felt sad when i saw at Olbricht and how he was shaking. Made me want to give him a hand on his shoulder.

[@ayushthumbarathy3961]

It takes courage to fight against evil. It takes another level of badassery to even try to raze that same evil, from within. Long live, sacred Germany. We will remember you, not for the swines who took you to war, but for these men, like Colonel Stauffenberg and Oskar Schindler, who tried to save you from it.

[@ServusCrux]

Those traitors deserve no respect

[@antibull4869]

@@ServusCruxyou serve a man who would gladly have killed you to save his own skin. A man who would rather put a bullet in his head than face the consequences of his convictions. A coward who hid behind soldiers to slaughter millions of men and women and children. The only thing more pitiful than such a person is those who ignore his blatant failure as a human being.

[@GabeNsApostle]

@@ServusCruxIf they don’t, you deserve less than nothing

[@joeofmacabre07]

@@ServusCrux traitors? You referring to Schindler and Stauffenberg or the Nazi Regime?

[@RFKFANTS67]

No shame in serving one's country they did not die in vain as Tom Cruise said "He will remember You Keep the faith in forever caotic modern times" friends

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

Such a superb and well done scene.

[@inamullahshinwari3504]

The look in the eyes of everyone ... The feel of not getting there when they were just about to be home. The agony, the implications of the success, the residual of the Conspired Nazi General. The sentences uttered by the heroes. Ahhhh. They are nerve wrecking. Sometimes, even if you don't get there, you get success at your hands. Colonel Stauffenberg and his team ... Hats off to all of you... You did not bear the shame You Resisted Sacrificing your Life For Freedom, Justice & Honor

[@DopyWantsAPeanut]

Evil eats itself.

[@HarbingerRomanus]

The dissent movement had gained traction long before the war had even begun, even before Germany began to lose. Beck, for example, butted heads with Hitler throughout the 1930s. Dissent proved weakest when Germany was most successful militarily, however, and Germany's military failures likely increased opposition to Hitler (and Hitler's need for a more state control). I don't know enough about the period to make any kind of statement, but that is my best guess.

[@tributevocalist]

"Long live sacred Germany" from Shelby Township, Michigan. This is one of the greatest scenes in movie history. I own the movie soundtrack and it's on my MP3 player, and every time I hear the track for this scene, I get a tear rolling off as I can see the images in my head during each person's execution......

[@dcwinebuff]

Tidbit: Stauffenberg's wife, Nina, was sent to a concentration camp after the attempted coup and her children were institutionalized. Near the end of the war, Nina was ordered to be executed but her jailers refused. Miraculously, the family was reunited after the war...

[@ammo4uragingjudge559]

“Look them in the eye”. “We’ll….certainly….I mean you only have the one”.

[@illbuyourniknak]

I remember tears in the theatre during these scenes. Then applause when it was announced that Fromm got his not long after.

[@Snowman20]

"We have to show the world... that not all of us were like 'him'..." Such powerful words!! As many have said in the past... Not all germans were Nazi's in the last World War.

[@tomace4898]

They didn't make a peep when they thought Germany was winning the war a few years earlier...

[@theundeadbeholder284]

Not even Stauffenberg, despite what history revisionists want us to believe.

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

The lines "I'd like a pistol please...for personal reasons." and "I'm thinking of earlier times..." really get me.

[@ironstriker995]

4:32 By far the saddest part in my opinion. God rest their souls, they fought against evil. Unfortunately, the good guys don't always win...

[@nightmarefairy96]

"we have to show the world that not all of us were like him" :'( the most inspirational men in world war 2 and maybe history. Long live secret Germany.

[@trevorvallo5841]

Sacred****

[@Scoonertuna]

I believe that and it explains the nod he gave to Stauffenberg, indicating that he would be defiant to the end.

[@ScotishChristian]

Mate I read what you put in for description and you are right.

[@saroshvarghese362]

This is what is happening in Russia also now. God save the world from these mad dictators. 🥺☹😡🙏🙏

[@danmason530]

One of Tom Cruise's best performances. He did them proud

[@Botoshel19]

“People know we’ve put our principles above personal gain” - and yet the people have always shown cowardice . His realisation at the end that the nation wasn’t going to come to their rescue,wasn’t going to allow common sense and compassion take over; the people weren’t willing to make the same sacrifice even though it was in their best interests and for a better and safer future.

[@Zakikm]

we have to show the world that not all of us were like him.................. Yes You Did Cause We Know Now

[@thinkingofHim.]

I'm not gonna lie the last mins gave me chills the music perfectly fit the scene. The speech at the end was the best part of the movie.

[@jakobfel2]

Von Stauffenberg and his men... they did an amazing service to both Germany and the world. I'm part German, and I really admire the courage displayed by them all. Thank you, Col von Stauffenberg and your allies, wherever you are. You died to save the world - there is no greater love than giving your life for another. I really hope you are all in heaven - I hope you all accepted Christ's forgiveness before you died, because I want to be able to shake your hands when I reach heaven.

[@LatinaLadyInSydney]

every time I see this film, I shed tears for the brave men and women whom stood up for principles against inhumane, twisted and evil ideologies. this is a brilliant film.. relevant in 20th Century as it is relevant today in 21st Century when we are facing challenges of what is truth, what is truly for the good on all humans and our mother planet earth.

[@SpeccyMan]

... who stood up for principles ...

[@TonyFromSyracuse101]

its beyond comprehension that the soldier who talked to Hitler personally would have allowed another officer albeit a high ranking one to overrule Hitlers instructions.

[@danieltossounian1962]

I thought the same …

[@CrimsonGuard1992]

They should have but that famous line in the trial with that Nazi judge. The judge said to one of the conspirators "You are a traitor and belong in hell" the conspirator replies "And I'll be seeing you there soon". I know come backs like that have been said in some movies but the fact it was said in real life to a real bad guy makes it awesome and more memorable :)

[@dallindunn1186]

what am I doing. I should be doing homework and stuff, but instead I am watching this over and over again.

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

History's assignment

[@danieltossounian1962]

You’re thinking of earlier times …when you didn’t have homework …

[@chriscryer7087]

I think the saddest part about this is that after failing the plot they knew the fate that was coming to Gemany, they knew the Soviet storm was coming and they knew there was no stopping it.

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

Even if they succeeded in killing Hitler (and Himmler, he would have to go as well somehow), it is possible Stalin would not stop even if the new German government gave unconditional surrender. I am certain the Western Allies would accept it on the terms that France would be returned to its full sovereignty, but if Stalin wanted to keep marching toward Berlin, what would the US, UK, and France have done then? Would World War 2 has simply continued as the Western Allies, Reformed Germany, Reunited Italy, and the Eastern European governments-in-exile vs the Soviet Union?

[@zachhoward9099]

In January 1945 during an allied bombing operation Judge Friesler, the judge that was heading the show trial was killed when a piece of the courtrooms roof collapsed from bombing shocks struck him in the head and killed him

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Carl Goerdeler, who would have succeeded Hitler as Chancellor had the plot succeeded, was Hitler's personal target for many years due to their long standing feud during early days of Nazi party. However, Goerdeler went into hiding after Night of Long Knives, in which he was supposed to be murdered by Hitler's personal order and managed to hide and evade capture and was even declared officially dead in 1939. He managed to evade capture until July 1944 when he was finally captured while trying to take over Chancellory building in Berlin and officially take over as new Chancellor. Unlike other plotters who were hanged from rope, he was hanged from a meat hook and wire by Hitler's direct order.

[@UnRu1eD]

This movie is a masterpiece and well put together. My Great Uncles and Cousins fought for Germany in WW2, as Waffen SS, Wehrmacht, and my Uncle was a Tiger 2 Division Commander.

[@caponebone4967]

How unique, my relative was a colonel in the wehrmacht and fought to save Europe from Hitler's wrath

[@lindaoneil5085]

I understand exactly where you are coming from. My mother was born in Wiesbaden, just before the WW2 in Europe started. Her father (my Opa) was in his mid thirties when he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. He had no choice in the matter, he was an average joe, just like a lot of Germans. Opa was a Payroll Master, and he served in the Soviet Union, and Holland, toward the end of the war. He was captured by the Canadians in Holland, and shortly after was repatriated to Germany. He died in 1981, from natural causes. Your own family history is quite impressive! I'll bet your Great Uncles and Cousins could have written books, on all the things they saw and experienced. Very interesting family history.

[@tarasrakya8414]

My uncle was Ostruppen. 14 years old and sent to fight in Italy against other kids only a little older than him.

[@eashpradhan994]

@@caponebone4967 was he a anti nazi

[@zachhoward9099]

Was the July 20th plot ever discussed in your family? How did they view it?

[@fullredalert]

amazing movie mostly the final scene when he is executed, what a powerfull ending -->"long live sacred germany". those few men were brave and ready to die for their convictions.

[@dakduif100]

what did stauffenberg say before he got shot? i listened too it several times, but i didn't hear it

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Tomas Kretschmann and Christian Berkel, who played Major Otto Remer and Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim in this movie, also appeared in Der Untergang, playing Hermann Fegelein and Dr. Ernst Shenck respectively. They are also the only two credited actors in this movie who are actually German. Berkel also appeared as Eric in Quentin Tarantino's movie Inglorious Bastards, which dealt with fictional attempt to assassinate Hitler and members of Nazi elite.