Valkyrie

The FiJhrer's promises of peace and prosperity have fallen by the wayside...

leaving in their wake a path of destruction.

The outrages committed by Hitler's SS are a stain on the honor of the German Army.

There is widespread disgust in the officer corps...

toward the crimes committed by the Nazis...

the murder of civilians...

the torture and starvation of prisoners...

(STAUFFENBERG CONTINUES IN ENGLISH)

...the mass execution of Jews.

My duty as an officer is no longer to save my country,

but to save human lives.

I cannot find one general in a position to confront Hitler

with the courage to do it.

Colonel Stauffenberg, sir. The General will be here in four hours.

Thank you. I'll need to see him when he arrives.

I find myself surrounded by men

unwilling or unable to face the truth.

Hitler is not only the archenemy of the entire world

but the archenemy of Germany.

A change must be made.

Colonel, my orders are to advance to Sidi Mansour and hold it.

That's what we'll do.

The British are moving up from the south, Patton is closing in on the coast.

You know, we should have left two days ago.

No, Colonel.

We keep fighting until the final victory.

North Africa's lost, and you're going to need these men a year from now

to defend Berlin.

We can serve Germany or the Fuhrer, not both.

It's just that sort of talk that had you sent here, Colonel.

What I said was much worse.

General.

I'm just trying to get these men out of here alive.

- What would you have me do? - Tell Command we're low on water.

We'd have to reroute to Mezzouna, join the 21st Panzer.

At least then we'd have a chance.

And the records will show that we didn't have enough water to reach Sidi Mansour?

I can guarantee it.

See that it's done.

General.

(ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CONTINUES FIRING)

OFFICER; Up!

Down!

- HENN|NG: (WHISPERING) Hitler's leaving. - Now?

Ja.Fuse.

Colonel Brandt! Colonel Brandt!

My regards to Colonel Stieff.

Cointreau? Let's hope I don't get thirsty on the flight.

This is Tresckow.

He's landed.

This is General Tresckow.

Connect me with Operations, Colonel Brandt.

Colonel! Tresckow.

I'm glad you arrived safely. I hate to trouble you,

but it seems you have the wrong bottles for Colonel Stieff.

You do still have the package?

Oh, no, no, no. As it happens, I've been called to Berlin unexpectedly.

I can be at your office first thing tomorrow morning to pick it up.

Sorry for the inconvenience, Colonel. Yes, thank you.

Do you think he knows?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

- (WHISPERING) We've been discovered. - What makes you think that?

Oster's been arrested. The Gestapo came for him last night.

The Gestapo could have arrested him for anything.

- What do you think went wrong? - We don't know.

Fuse. Temperature. Altitude. All I know is the damn thing didn't go off.

- General Tresckow to see Colonel Brandt. - The Colonel's expecting you, sir.

At ease.

You'll forgive me, General.

This little roundup has had me writing reports all day.

- Roundup? - Dissenters.

- Another plot against the Fuhrer. - (SCOFFS) Who are these people?

You'd be surprised.

Now, is this what you've come for?

Perhaps we should open it.

I beg your pardon?

Well, you've come a long way. You must be thirsty.

You know, I wonder how the Fuhrer, who does not partake,

would feel about a soldier who did so on duty.

Colonel Brandt.

I took you for another sort, General.

And I you.

We're still in business.

Find a replacement for Oster.

There's no one we can trust, not in Berlin.

Well, then stop looking in Berlin.

Countess von Stauffenberg?

Perhaps before you go in, we could have a word together in my office.

I will see my husband now.

The right hand has been amputated above the wrist.

He's missing the fourth and fifth fingers on the left hand.

We couldn't save the left eye.

Colonel.

When you're ready, sir.

I'm a soldier. I serve my country.

But this is not my country.

"I was lying out there bleeding to death, thinking, "if I die now,

"I leave nothing to my children but shame."

I know now there's only one way to serve Germany.

In doing so, I'll be a traitor. I accept that.

Just tell me, can these men see it through?

We need to reorganize. Reconsider our strategy, recruit new men.

That's why we want you.

You understand what will happen to my wife and children

if these men can't see it through?

Come and hear what they have to say.

You know where to find us.

Enough! Enough. I'm not going to listen to another word of this.

You had your chance, you failed.

Your so-called "central solution" didn't work.

Our only option now is to confront Hitler openly.

This is a military operation...

It's not a military operation, it's a political organization,

and one that's given its military arm too much control.

In any military exercise,

you have to expect a certain measure of deviation.

A measure? A measure? What about total, complete, utter failure?

Gentlemen, I think it's time we face the fact

that the Allies are coming, sooner or later.

I say we sit back and let them wipe out the Nazis.

And ask every living soul in Europe to pay the price? Use your head.

- Carl, please. I'm sorry, Ludwig.

I've held my tongue too long.

We must confront Hitler now. Force him out!

And then what?

I beg your pardon?

When Hitler is gone, then what?

I'm sorry, who is this man?

Colonel Stauffenberg is Oster's replacement.

He's been transferred to my office at the War Ministry.

How's your uncle? - He's well, sir. He sends his regards.

- He speaks very highly of you. - And of you, General.

Of course, one of the things that made Oster such a great organizer

was that he kept his opinions to himself.

I'm simply asking what you intend to do when Hitler is gone.

You don't really believe you could just walk into the Reich Chancellery

and command the army to end the war?

Yes. We do.

You are in the presence of men who would have been Hitler's inner circle.

Instead, we refused, Colonel.

The people know we put our principles above personal gain.

We have the respect of the people. And the army.

Then you don't need me. Gentlemen.

Those men are confusing respect with popularity.

The army swore an oath, an oath that won't just die with Hitler.

What are you going to do?

How are you going to deal with Goebbels? Himmler? The SS?

- They will wipe you out! - It doesn't matter!

It only matters that we act, now, before we lose the war.

Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany.

And we have to show the world that not all of us were like him.

That is not enough for me.

There has to be a chance of success.

Then find a way.

Poppy! Poppy!

Poppy's home! Poppy's home! Poppy's here! Poppy's here!

Mommy, he's here!

Mom, come down! Poppy's here!

I thought we agreed I'd come see you in Bamberg.

- The children couldn't wait. - The children?

Forward!

STAUFFENBERGI Valkyrie.

We've already considered Valkyrie. It isn't suitable.

Not as it's currently written, but the Colonel has an idea

- I think we should consider. - Excuse me. What is Valkyrie?

Operation Valkyrie.

The Reserve Army has thousands of men all over Berlin.

Valkyrie is Hitler's contingency plan

to mobilize those men during a national emergency.

The sole purpose of the order is to protect Hitler's government

- if he's cut off or killed. - And what use is this to us?

Valkyrie is designed to contain civil unrest.

But what if the SS were staging a coup?

State Security is trying to overthrow Hitler.

- How would High Command respond? - We would have no choice.

We would declare a military state of emergency.

Exactly, and initiate Valkyrie.

Hitler's own Reserve Army, using Hitler's own plan,

will have no choice but to seize power in Berlin to prevent the SS takeover.

They'll think they're fighting for Hitler's government, not against it.

While we quietly put a new government in place.

But only if he's dead.

That's what you're saying, isn't it?

How else are you going to convince people the SS are trying to seize power?

We have to kill Hitler.

I'm disappointed in you, Colonel. I thought a man of your background

would suggest a more honorable approach.

Your plan has a few minor obstacles, Colonel.

Firstly, Valkyrie would have to be rewritten to exclude the SS.

Then I'll need your help to get a copy.

Rewriting an order is one thing.

Distributing it is another.