GermanyAufgabe 162 · History and responsibility

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg became known for …

In the exam (German)

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg wurde bekannt durch …

  1. aa gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games.eine Goldmedaille bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936.
  2. bthe construction of the Reichstag building.den Bau des Reichstagsgebäudes.
  3. cbuilding up the Wehrmacht.den Aufbau der Wehrmacht.
  4. dthe attempt on Hitler's life on 20 July 1944.das Attentat auf Hitler am 20. Juli 1944.Correct answer

Why?

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was an officer in the Wehrmacht (the German armed forces). On 20 July 1944 he tried to kill Hitler with a bomb. The assassination attempt failed, and Stauffenberg was shot in Berlin that same night. Today, 20 July is a day to remember the resistance against National Socialism.

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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.

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