The Prussian prince, the MI6 spy and the plot to kill Hitler
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The Second Bomb
Hitler was killed in the explosion, but much of the force of the blast is absorbed by this conference leg table. Hitler's trousers are singed and tattered, and he has a perforated eardrum, but escapes pretty much fully intact. This was not the first attempt on his life, but it was easily the most significant and the closest to killing him.
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