What is a common name for the effort of Kurt von Plettenberg and other German officials attempting to assassinate Adolf Hitler which originally referenced only part of the plot?
Kurt von Plettenberg Kurt Freiherr von Plettenberg (31 January 1891 in Bückeburg – 10 March 1945 in Berlin) was a German forester, cavalry officer and a member of the German Resistance (Widerstand). He was involved in the preparations for the 20 July plot, an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich. Plettenberg belonged to the circle of close friends which included Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Johannes Popitz, Ludwig Beck, Ulrich von Hassell, Carl-Hans Graf von Hardenberg and Fabian von Schlabrendorff.
ODESSA The ODESSA is an American codename (from the German: "Organisation der Ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen", meaning: Organization of Former SS Members) coined in 1946 for a hypothetical Nazi underground escape plan at the end of World War II by a group of SS officers with the aim of facilitating secret escape routes. The routes are also called ratlines. The supposed goal was to allow the SS members to escape to Argentina, Brazil, or the Middle East under false names. The American counterespionage unit searched for evidence it might have existed in 1945, but found no evidence for it.