Episode 193 - The Failed Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler - Politically Motivated

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Politically motivated crimes. JT brings us the stories of the attempted assassinations of Adolf Hitler. While the world would have been better off if these had succeeded they would still be crimes in Germany. Sources Alex Autographs. (n.d.). Benito Mussolini telegram to Hitler referencing the July 20 plot.(https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/benito-mussolini-telegram-to-hitler-referencing-t_B364A45822) Amazing Facts. (n.d.). Saved by a bomb. https://www.amazingfacts.org/study/daily-devotional/saved-by-a-bomb/ Beaches of Normandy. (n.d.). The carpenter who almost killed Hitler.(https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/articles/The_carpenter_who_almost_killed_Hitler/?id=d286030953) BBC News. (2018, June 15). Army sergeant Emile Cilliers jailed for trying to kill wife by tampering with her parachute. https://news.sky.com/story/army-sergeant-emile-cilliers-jailed-for-trying-to-kill-wife-by-tampering-with-her-parachute-11405648 Code Names. (n.d.). Operation Funke. https://codenames.info/operation/funke/ Engelsberg Ideas. (n.d.). The other plot to kill Hitler. https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-other-plot-to-kill-hitler/ Executed Today. (2008, July 21). 1944: Claus von Stauffenberg, July 20 plot to kill Hitler. https://www.executedtoday.com/2008/07/21/1944-claus-von-stauffenberg-july-20-plot-to-kill-hitler/ Executed Today. (2011, February 3). 1945: Not Fabian von Schlabrendorff, saved by a bomb. https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/02/03/1945-not-fabian-von-schlabrendorff-saved-by-a-bomb/ German Resistance Memorial Center. (n.d.). Fabian von Schlabrendorff. https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/biographies/index-of-persons/biographie/view-bio/fabian-von-schlabrendorff/?no_cache=1 German Resistance Memorial Center. (n.d.). Georg Elser and the assassination attempt of November 8, 1939. https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/topics/7-georg-elser-and-the-assassination-attempt-of-november-8-1939 History.com. (n.d.). Assassination plot against Hitler fails. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-20/assassination-plot-against-hitler-fails History Collection. (n.d.). Today in history: Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler (1943). https://historycollection.com/today-history-wehrmacht-officer-rudolf-von-gersdorff-attempts-assassinate-adolf-hitler-1943/ History News Network. (n.d.). Why didn’t anyone kill Hitler? https://www.hnn.us/article/why-didnt-anyone-kill-hitler Jewish Virtual Library. (n.d.). Rudolph Christoph von Gersdorff. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/rudolph-christoph-von-gersdorff Library of Congress. (n.d.). Views of 1944-1945 court proceedings of the Volksgerichtshof [People’s court] https://www.loc.gov/item/2005686273/ MacIndoe, A. (2014). The failed assassination of Hitler. University of Mary Washington. https://scholar.umw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=student_research Museum of Technology. (n.d.). WWII SOE Time Pencils. http://www.museumoftechnology.org.uk/objects/_expand.php?key=830 The Drinks Business. (2019, October). Strange tales: Hitler and the Cointreau bomb plot. https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/10/strange-tales-hitler-and-the-cointreau-bomb-plot/ The Guardian. (1944, July 21). From the archive: Hitler survives assassination attempt. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1944/jul/21/fromthearchive full sources on website as character limit reached Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can support us on Patreon! Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Keywords: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices