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A german Colonel, war hero of old military Prussian lineage, leads an attempt to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich regime by using a contingency plan (named Valkyrie, after a nordic war goddess), devised by Hitler himself to maintain control of the country in case of leadership decapitation. Based on a true story. It is one of the last movies that was filmed at Tempelhof Airport including planes. The Airport was closed in 2008 and is now called ''Tempelhofer Feld'', a recreational area in city centre. | A german Colonel, war hero of old military Prussian lineage, leads an attempt to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich regime by using a contingency plan (named Valkyrie, after a nordic war goddess), devised by Hitler himself to maintain control of the country in case of leadership decapitation. Based on a true story. It is one of the last movies that was filmed at Tempelhof Airport including planes. The Airport was closed in 2008 and is now called ''Tempelhofer Feld'', a recreational area in city centre. | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.I]] == | + | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.I]] == |
Registration N94466, c/n 15404 of Kittyhawk LCC. A genuine Kittyhawk of the RCAF (AK933) during WWII.<br> | Registration N94466, c/n 15404 of Kittyhawk LCC. A genuine Kittyhawk of the RCAF (AK933) during WWII.<br> | ||
Same aircraft seen in [[Pearl Harbor]]. | Same aircraft seen in [[Pearl Harbor]]. | ||
| − | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The german troops are attacked by two P- | + | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The german troops are attacked by two P-40s.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The P-40s strafe the ground troops]] | + | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The P-40s strafe the ground troops.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|One P-40 returns for more]] | + | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|One P-40 returns for more.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 04.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The P-40 firing]] | + | [[File:Valk curtiss p40 04.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The P-40 firing.]] |
| − | == [[:Category:Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52|Junkers Ju 52/3mg4e]] == |
| − | Registration HB-HOT, c/n 6595 of Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Painted as the genuine Hitler's Ju | + | Registration HB-HOT, c/n 6595 of Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Painted as the genuine Hitler's Ju 52 with registration D-2600. |
| − | [[File:Valk junket J52 05.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hitler and his suite arrive to Smolensk in two Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junket J52 05.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hitler and his suite arrive to Smolensk in two Junkers Ju 52, escorted by two Messerschmitt Bf 109 and two other unidentifiable aircraft far behind.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker J52 06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junker J52 06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju 52 about to land.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker J52 07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The foremost Ju | + | [[File:Valk junker J52 07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The foremost Ju 52 with its flaps down, in final approach, preceded by the two Bf 109s.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker J52 08.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Landing with the two | + | [[File:Valk junker J52 08.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Landing with the two Bf 109s now behind it (or are these the two unidentified aircraft that were far behind ?), and the second Junker Ju 52 in final approach.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker J52 09.jpg|thumb|500px|none|On the ground]] | + | [[File:Valk junker J52 09.jpg|thumb|500px|none|On the ground.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker J52 10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junker J52 10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju 52 taxiing on the ground.]] |
| − | <!--[[File:Valk junker J52 11.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The Junkers Ju | + | <!--[[File:Valk junker J52 11.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The Junkers Ju 52 of Hitler taxies in front of the reception committee.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junker ju52 12.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junker ju52 12.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Junkers Ju 52 on the ground]]--> |
| − | [[File:Valk junker ju52 13.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junker ju52 13.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The Junkers Ju 52 with the identification D-2600 that was really used by Hitler's plane.]] |
| − | == [[:Category:Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52|Junkers Ju 52/3mg4e]] == |
Registration HB-HOP, c/n 6610 also provided by Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Displayed in Luftwaffe livery as BT+AY. | Registration HB-HOP, c/n 6610 also provided by Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Displayed in Luftwaffe livery as BT+AY. | ||
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|von Stauffenberg boards a Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|von Stauffenberg boards a Junkers Ju 52 en route to Rastenburg to attend Hitler's meeting (in fact, he used a Heinkel He 111). Filmed at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Tempelhof Airport]].]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 19.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The radial central motor of the Junkers]] | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 19.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The radial central motor of the Junkers.]] |
<!--[[File:Valk junkers ju52 20.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Left wing view]]--> | <!--[[File:Valk junkers ju52 20.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Left wing view]]--> | ||
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 21.jpg|thumb|500px|none|After landing in "Rastenburg" (in fact, at the same airfield used for "Smolensk", ie Löpten)]] | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 21.jpg|thumb|500px|none|After landing in "Rastenburg" (in fact, at the same airfield used for the "Smolensk" landing, ie Löpten).]] |
<!--[[File:Valk junkers ju52 22.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boarding the Junkers back to Berlin after the attempt on Hitler' life]]--> | <!--[[File:Valk junkers ju52 22.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boarding the Junkers back to Berlin after the attempt on Hitler' life]]--> | ||
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 23.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Taking off]] | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 23.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Taking off.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 24.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The beautiful Junkers Ju | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 24.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The beautiful Junkers Ju 52 in flight.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Arriving at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]]. This airport located minutes from Berlin city center was operational till october 2008, and has since been converted into a huge recreation park]] | + | [[File:Valk junkers ju52 25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Arriving at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]]. This airport located minutes from Berlin city center was operational till october 2008, and has since been converted into a huge recreation park.]] |
| − | == [[:Category:Messerschmitt Bf 109|Messerschmitt Bf | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109|Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6]] == |
| − | Registration D-FMBB of EADS Messerschmitt Stiftung , an ex-Hispano Aviacion H.A. 1112 M1L Buchon transformed as Bf | + | Registration D-FMBB of EADS Messerschmitt Stiftung, an ex-Hispano Aviacion H.A. 1112 M1L Buchon transformed as Bf 109 G in 1986. |
| − | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 15.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying in front of Hitler's plane]] | + | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 15.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying in front of Hitler's plane.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying over the airfield]] | + | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying over the airfield.]] |
| − | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying over the airfield]] | + | [[File:Valk messerschmitt bf109 10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two Messerschmitt Bf 109 flying over the airfield.]] |
| − | == [[:Category:Messerschmitt Bf 109|Hispano HA-1112-M1L]] == | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109|Hispano HA-1112-M1L]] == |
Registration G-BWUE, c/n 223, of the Spitfire Ltd association. | Registration G-BWUE, c/n 223, of the Spitfire Ltd association. | ||
| − | [[File:Valk messerschmitt Bf109 17.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hispano HA-1112-M1L in a hangar at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]], with a Junker Ju | + | [[File:Valk messerschmitt Bf109 17.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hispano HA-1112-M1L in a hangar at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]], with a Junker Ju 52 in the background.]] |
{{Footnote}} | {{Footnote}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_%28film%29 Valkyrie | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_%28film%29 Valkyrie on Wikipedia]<br> |
| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/ Valkyrie | + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/ Valkyrie on Imdb] |
| − | * [http://www.aeromovies.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=1138 Valkyrie | + | * [http://www.aeromovies.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=1138 Valkyrie on Aeromovies (much detailed, in french)] |
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot Wikipedia account of the real plot] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot Wikipedia account of the real plot] | ||
[[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | [[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Junkers Ju | + | [[Category: Junkers Ju 52]] |
[[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | [[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 30 January 2015
Movie (2008)
Starring:
Tom Cruise (Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg)
Kenneth Branagh (Major-General Henning von Tresckow)
Bill Nighy (General Friedrich Olbricht)
Tom Wilkinson (General Friedrich Fromm)
Carice Van Houten (Nina von Stauffenberg)
A german Colonel, war hero of old military Prussian lineage, leads an attempt to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich regime by using a contingency plan (named Valkyrie, after a nordic war goddess), devised by Hitler himself to maintain control of the country in case of leadership decapitation. Based on a true story. It is one of the last movies that was filmed at Tempelhof Airport including planes. The Airport was closed in 2008 and is now called Tempelhofer Feld, a recreational area in city centre.
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.I
Registration N94466, c/n 15404 of Kittyhawk LCC. A genuine Kittyhawk of the RCAF (AK933) during WWII.
Same aircraft seen in Pearl Harbor.
Junkers Ju 52/3mg4e
Registration HB-HOT, c/n 6595 of Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Painted as the genuine Hitler's Ju 52 with registration D-2600.
Junkers Ju 52/3mg4e
Registration HB-HOP, c/n 6610 also provided by Ju Air from Dübendorf-Switzerland. Displayed in Luftwaffe livery as BT+AY.
von Stauffenberg boards a Junkers Ju 52 en route to Rastenburg to attend Hitler's meeting (in fact, he used a Heinkel He 111). Filmed at Tempelhof Airport.
Arriving at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof. This airport located minutes from Berlin city center was operational till october 2008, and has since been converted into a huge recreation park.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Registration D-FMBB of EADS Messerschmitt Stiftung, an ex-Hispano Aviacion H.A. 1112 M1L Buchon transformed as Bf 109 G in 1986.
Hispano HA-1112-M1L
Registration G-BWUE, c/n 223, of the Spitfire Ltd association.
Hispano HA-1112-M1L in a hangar at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof, with a Junker Ju 52 in the background.
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