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In the aftermath of which failed coup did Günther von Kluge commit suicide?

  • Beer Hall Putsch

  • Kapp Putsch

  • 20 July plot

  • Operation Valkyrie

Answer

Günther von Kluge committed suicide after being implicated in the failed 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. He was implicated after documents incriminating him were found in the possession of another officer, who was arrested after the plot failed. Kluge was aware that he was likely to be arrested and tried, and he chose to take his own life rather than face the consequences.
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