Valkyrie Page #5

- This is about Germany, for God's sake, not you.

General Olbricht's office.

Colonel Stauffenberg. For you, sir.

It's been three hours Olbricht.

What the hell have you been doing?

We've had no confirmation that Hitler was dead.

Damned, I saw the explosion myself.

- We are committed.

- Dear god.

Now where is Fromm?

Is he with us?

No-one has spoken to him yet.

Listen to me. Never mind Germany, never mind Europe.

Your life is at stake now. And if you want to live

through the night, you'll do exactly as I say.

The second you hang up the phone

initiate Valkyrie in Fromm's name.

Give him the choice to join us

or place him under immediate arrest, you understand?

I'll be at Fromm's office in 50 minutes.

Be there when I arrive.

Call Beck and others.

Tell them it's time.

Put me through to communications.

This is General Olbricht.

Calling on behalf of General Fromm ...

Commander of the reserve army.

The Fhrer, Adolf Hitler, is dead.

A group of radicals in the SS are attempting to seize control of the government.

Initiate operation Valkyrie.

You have your orders. Pass them along.

Battalion.

Attention.

Our Fhrer, Adolf Hitler ...

Is dead.

Who told you the Fhrer was dead?

General Fellgiebel, at the Wolf's Lair.

There's no use calling. All communication lines are down.

Get me the Wolf's Lair.

Yes, General Fromm for Fieldmarshall Keitel, urgent.

I am sorry to disturb you, sir.

But I wonder if you could tell me what's happening?

- The most incredible rumours are circulating in Berlin.

- I don't know what you mean.

There's talk that the Fhrer has been assassinated.

Another failed attempt.

The Fhrer was never in danger.

By the way, where is your man, Stauffenberg?

Stauffenberg? On his way back to Berlin, I would think.

Let me know when he arrives. I'd like a word with him.

- The Fhrer's fine.

- That is a lie.

Adolf Hitler is dead. Operation Valkyrie is in effect.

- Only I can initiate Valkyrie.

- You did.

This is treason.

Right now the reserve army is assuming control of Berlin.

- Are you with us or not?

- Do you realise what you've done?

The Fhrer is alive.

I delivered the bomb myself, i saw the blast.

He is dead.

- Are you with us?

- I don't believe this is happening. This is some kind of ...

Are you with us or not?

Colonel, if what you say is true

you should shoot yourself immediately.

- The rest of you are under arrest.

- No General, you are.

I don't know where you think this is going.

Get me operations.

This is Colonel Stauffenberg, seal of the War Ministery

per operation Valkyrie.

No-one gets in or out without authorization from General Olbricht's office.

General Beck.

You're not wearing your uniform, sir.

This should be seen as a movement of the people.

Colonel Stauffenberg.

The chief has guaranteed the full support of the Berlin police.

You will have no interference from my men.

You have my word.

Thank you.

Colonel Stauffenberg, sir.

We're reporting for duty.

Thank you for coming.

Gentlemen.

In three hours I wantconfirmation ...

That we in government quarter's ours

and SS command has been cleared of every living soul.

You all know what must be done.

By nightfall I want to know

that Hitler's Germany has seen its last sunrise.

Feldmarschall Witzleben has been appointed commander in chief of the armed forces.

That's exactly why he's been appointed. If he was a member of the Party he'd be locked up as a suspect.

- Yes sir, I understand. This is an emergency.

- Commanding officer of the 11th district ...

I need a decision, Major.

- Tell your men that acts of vengeance will not be tolerated.

Connect me to the commanding officer in Hannover ...

- We represent a different form of government.

I'd be careful who you said that to.

Loyalty to the Party isn't what it used to be.

Yes, Paris, France.

Heads of state murdered the Fhrer.

Thank you, you made the right decision.

District 13 is ours.

You're under arrest for crimes against the state.

This is Stauffenberg, I'm trying to connect with Major-General Todt.

... 413 battalion, you have no trouble getting ...

... This is Colonel Stauffenberg .... will explain everything ...

... Excellent.

My wife is at Bamberg with my children, would you please try to reach them with the phone?

Thank you.

General Scheidler has issued the Valkyrie orders and has sealed off headquarters.

Check on the radio stations every 20 minutes until we have confirmation they're ours.

With all due respect, sir.

You can't believe everything you hear.

That is SS propaganda, he's dead. The commander

of the home army is authorized to give orders.

General.

Our men in the transport office have secured the railways communications network.

... repeat to stations ...

He's with us.

Call Potzte, tell him all units are under our control.

You have your men, now get control ...

We have control of the government quarter.

We don't have Berlin yet.

- What is it now, Sergeant?

- Arrest orders, sir.

One from Colonel Stauffenberg in the War Ministry.

To arrest Reichsminister Goebbels.

The other is from the Wolfs Lair

to arrest Colonel Stauffenberg.

Send them both through.

Our job is not to interpret orders.

Our job is to pass them along, regardless ...

That will be all, Sergeant.

New arrest orders, sir.

For Stauffenberg and Goebbels.

Do we arrest them both.

I would hate to find out I am being taken advantage of.

You really think it's a coup?

I'm afraid so.

All I can say which side we're on.

Come with me.

I've just spoken to Colonel .

They've arrested 1200 SS and Gestapo officials in Paris.

Not a single shot fired.

Early reports from Vienna are good.

I'm waiting on word from Prague.

I am ready to be connected.

Minister Goebbels?

What can I do for you, Major?

My battalion has an order to block and place you under arrest.

Are you a dedicated National-Socialist, Major?

Major Remer here.

Do you recognize my voice?

- Yes, my Fhrer.

- Then listen to me very carefully.

I want these traitors taken alive.

- Yes, my Fhrer.

You heard what he said.

The Fhrer wants the traitors taken alive.

Yes sir.

It is a coup alright.

We can't afford to remain neutral any longer.

You have to make a decision.

When it's over we better land on the right side.

Send through all communication from the Wolf's Lair

Stop all communications from Stauffenberg.

Release these men.

Sir, they're part of the coup.

I've just been on the phone with Hitler himself.

We've been duped.

We've lost contact with district 11.

The switchboard is overloaded.

Give it ten minutes, then try again.

Give me General Vieler, district 11.

- We still need our ...

- Keep trying.

Where is General Fromm?

General Fromm is no longer in command, I am.

- Beck, what are you doing here? What is going on?

- The Fhrer is dead.

The SS are staging a coup, we've initiated operation Valkyrie ...

To crush the uprising and save Hitler's Germany.

You'll present the order to your troops.

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