Ah! When the attempt to proceed with the mutiny on July 15 failed, Fromm refused to have any further part in their mutiny. Fromm was born in Charlottenburg. In 1937, he was made commander of the Replacement Army and during the Second World War was chief of armaments (1939-44). Friedrich Fromm (October 8, 1888 – March 12, 1945) was a German army officer remembered for his betrayal of conspirators involved in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. [3], When Operation Barbarossa stalled outside of Moscow in December 1941 and the Russian counter-attack started, Hitler took direct command of the Army and re-organized the armed forces' command structure. : Henning von Tresckow By the summer of 1944, a sizable portion of the German populace, including a number of Germany’s senior military leaders were beginning to lose hope that Germany could win the war. The civilian Fromm was sentenced to death and considered unworthy for military duty by the Volksgerichtshof on 7 March 1945. | Despite his involvement in the conspiracy, his formal sentence condemned him for poor performance of his duties. [1] A recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, he was executed for failing to act against the plot of 20 July 1944 to assassinate Hitler. That's why you're here. As in real life, in the film, Fromm joins a conspiracy with the film's protagonist, Claus Von Stauffenberg, albeit reluctantly. Company Credits Fromm was born in Charlottenburg. The point of replacing Hitler is to negotiate the truce with the Allies. There he was met by various Nazi officers, Dr. Goebbels among them. The Nazi leadership was able to regain control using its own loyal troops within a few hours. [laughs] Then stop looking in Berlin. General Friedrich Olbricht Valkyrie Movie Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. | "[9] On the morning of 22 July 1944, Fromm was arrested by Nazi officials and locked in jail to await trial. The idea was that, once Hitler was dead, ... General Friedrich Fromm convened an impromptu court martial and sentenced all of the conspirators to death. Friedrich Fromm is the main antagonist of the 2008 blockbuster film/documentary film Valkyrie. : Fromm reluctantly sets up a meeting with the Fuhrer to give Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators a chance to assassinate him. Early life . When the first attempt on July 15th, 1944, fails, Fromm warns the conspirators to not make another attempt on Hitler's life. While the generally accepted narrative is that the reason Hitler … Meanwhile, Major General Henning von Tresckow (Branagh) attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler by smuggling a bomb aboard the Führer's private airplane. 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