July 20 and Hitler's "Miracle"

(Israelnationalnews.com) July 20, 1944 is another date that will live in infamy. Hitler lived. Millions died.

On that date, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attended a meeting of Hitler's senior staff at Wolfschanze - Wolf's Lair - along with 20 other members of Hitler's high command who were gathered to discuss the Russian Front. Stauffenberg had a separate agenda. Hitler had retreated to this place outside Berlin to thwart campaigns against his life from members of his inner circle.

But on this date, July 20, 1944, everything was in place - literally in a suitcase - to finally bring an end to this madman.

Stauffenberg was to be the lead in this real-life inside "plot against Hitler" but he was also part of a resistance movement that dated back to 1938 when he and other high ranking officers saw the light, or rather they saw the darkness that was about to doom Germany and the world.

In the spring of 1943, detonating devices were placed in Hitler's airplane - but the bomb failed to go off.

Days later, a similar attempt was made, and this also failed.

But the operation set for July 20, 1944 was near-perfect. Stauffenberg was to place a bomb in a suitcase and secure it at Hitler's feet during the conference at Wolf's Lair. Stauffenberg was unlikely to arouse suspicion since he was a trusted and loyal member of Hitler's staff.

Stauffenberg had the proper credentials. He was wounded during the campaign in North Africa, a military man from the word go, and he was also an aristocrat with a taste for poetry and philosophy. Sources describe him as having been on Hitler's side at the outset. But (according to what we read about him) he switched when saw what was being done to the Jews, to Russian prisoners of war, to Germany and to the world. 

Hitler must go.

On that date, July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg placed himself at the forefront of this operation that included dozens, perhaps hundreds, even thousands of fellow officers. These were soldiers and intelligence personnel, professionals. These were men who knew the business of killing whether openly or surreptitiously.

How could it go wrong?

As the conference began at Wolf's Lair, Stauffenberg set the suitcase, with a bomb inside, directly at Hitler's feet. He then excused himself and stepped outdoors. He timed the blast to go off at 10 minutes, and that's exactly what happened. The bomb went off and the building was demolished. Stauffenberg fled, as planned, convinced that Hitler was dead. Stauffenberg's confederates were similarly convinced that the deed was done.

They already had a new government prepared to take over.

Hitler suffered minor injuries. Three officers were killed and others suffered assorted wounds. The Gestapo rounded up some 5,000 "conspirators" and executed 200, including Rommel, who took his own life rather than face the "People's Court," even though there is still doubt whether he played any part in the attempted coup.

But Hitler lived. He was granted nearly a year, from July 20, 1944, to April, 1945 (when he died in the bunker), to murder millions more.

There is some evidence that Hitler spoke of his escape from the plot of July 20 as "a miracle; divine intervention."

This is a question for our theologians. Is there an answer?