Roland Freisler (center), president of the Volk Court (People's Court), gives the Nazi salute at the trial of conspirators in the ... [LCID: 82590]
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The July 20, 1944, Plot to Assassinate Adolf Hitler

The July 20 plot was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. It involved a number of both civilian and military officials. The motivations of the conspirators and their place in the history of the Third Reich remain an area of intense debate.

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Women survivors huddled in a prisoner barracks shortly after Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz camp. [LCID: 31450b]

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Blanka Rothschild holds one of her prewar family photographs. [LCID: athbr039]

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Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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How and why was the Holocaust possible?