michael okwu thanks for joining us 75 years to the days since the most famous plot to kill adolf hitler germany has been paying tribute to the conspirators who were executed for their resistance a ceremony was held in berlin were chancellor angela merkel praised the small group led by klaus von stauffenberg were tempted to kill hitler with the bomb she was also she also recalled others who had resisted the nazi regime including students academics. merkel called on people to honor their memory by showing moral courage in the face of racism and hatred among the memorial took place in the courtyard of the federal ministry of defense the same location where the main conspirators were executed on this day in 1904 the men had taken part in operation valley a daring attempt that came very close to killing hitler and changing history. it