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Georg Elser spent a year meticulously planning the assassination of Hitler, which involved hollowing out a pillar in a hall where Hitler was due to speak and filling it with explosives. Fortunately for Hitler, his train journey was brought forward due to fog, meaning he left the hall 13 minutes before the bombs detonated.

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Georg Elser spent a year meticulously planning the assassination of Hitler, which involved hollowing out a pillar in a hall where Hitler was due to speak and filling it with explosives. Fortunately for Hitler, his train journey was brought forward due to fog, meaning he left the hall 13 minutes before the bombs detonated.

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