The Ides of March, Historical Connection to Operation Valkyrie

In class we learned that Julius Caesar was murdered by Brutus on March 15, 44BC.  One way I was able to remember this event was the famous line in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of March".  When I think about it it seems mind blowing that even after several hundred years that the effects of Caesar's death are still felt.

Caesar's death led to a period of unrest in Rome and the quick political turn around causing the Roman Republic to become an Empire.  This great shift was felt by not only those in Rome, but also by the rest of the world for centuries.

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When I thought about Caesar's assassination I was able to make a loose connection between the assassination and Operation Valkyrie.  While Operation Valkyrie occurred during World War II, nearly two thousand years after Caesar's death, I felt like the individuals involved had similar motives as those who killed Caesar.  Operation Valkyrie involved several German Army officers who wanted to assassinate Hitler.  Similarly Brutus led a group of Senators who were unpleased with Caesar's rule to assassinate him.  Most of Romans however were proud of Caesar's accomplishments, but Brutus and his allies thought otherwise.  During World War II, Hitler was popular in the eyes of many Germans, however a small group of officers were unpleased with Hitler. 

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While Operation Valkyrie was not a successful assassination attempt, the connections between     

 the two events were interesting.  These connections got me thinking if Operation Valkyrie was a success, would Germany go through as rapid of a change as the Rome did.