Character Relationship Map: Valkyrie

Characters

• Henning von Tresckow (played by Kenneth Branagh) — protagonist

  General who unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Hitler with a timebomb on the Eastern Front. Actively recruits Stauffenberg into the German Resistance. At the end of the failed coup, he takes his o...

• Friedrich Olbricht (played by Bill Nighy) — supporting

  General who recruits Stauffenberg into the resistance and supports using Operation Valkyrie for the coup. Initially refuses to mobilize troops without confirming Hitler's death. Arrested at the Bendle...

• Ludwig Beck (played by Terence Stamp) — supporting

  General and key member of the German Resistance. Informs Goerdeler about the SS arrest warrant. When arrested by Fromm, he is permitted to commit suicide rather than face execution.

• Friedrich Fromm (played by Tom Wilkinson) — supporting

  Head of the Reserve Army. Declines to join the coup but initially agrees to stay silent. After learning Hitler survived, he arrests the plotters, convenes an impromptu court-martial, permits Beck's su...

• Erwin von Witzleben (played by David Schofield) — minor

Key Relationships

• Friedrich Fromm → Erwin von Witzleben (Alliance Teammate)
• Ludwig Beck → Erwin von Witzleben (Alliance Teammate)
• Ludwig Beck → Friedrich Fromm (Conflict Enemy)
• Friedrich Olbricht → Erwin von Witzleben (Alliance Teammate)
• Friedrich Olbricht → Friedrich Fromm (Conflict Enemy)
• Friedrich Olbricht → Ludwig Beck (Alliance Teammate)
• Henning von Tresckow → Erwin von Witzleben (Alliance Teammate)
• Henning von Tresckow → Ludwig Beck (Alliance Teammate)
• Henning von Tresckow → Friedrich Olbricht (Alliance Teammate)

Story Analysis

A military resistance plot to assassinate Hitler and seize control of Germany during WWII.

Plot Progression

1. Injury and Recruitment
2. Planning the Coup
3. The July 20 Explosion
4. Collapse and Execution