Who Is Stauffenberg? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Stauffenberg is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, with over 1 comic issue appearances. German aristocrat who tried to assassinate Hitler, but failed

Who is Stauffenberg?

Origin Claus von Stauffenberg was born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Jettingen, Bavaria. He was well educated and intelligent, however he was more interested in the army than academics, enlisting in the 17th Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg in 1926. In 1930 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He studied modern weaponry at the Kriegsakademie before his unit, the German 1st Light Division, was sent to the Sudetenland after Adolf Hitler's success in the Munich Agreement. Though Claus supported the nationalistic elements of Nazism , he was not a supporter of the ideology as a whole, especially the systematic oppression of the Jews, and never became a member of the party. As well, he opposed the invasion of Prague and the method of the annexation of the Sudetenland. He was a practicing Catholic throughout his whole life. He married his wife Nina Friien von Lerchenfield in September of 1933.

Key facts

Stauffenberg is of human origin and first appeared in "Motståndsrörelsen". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 1 recorded issue appearances, Stauffenberg ranks among the most featured characters in comics.