Irony

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2009)

A very excellent movie. Much better than one would expect of Hollywood. Thank goodness they did not take the "U-571" (200) or "Pearl Harbor" (2001) approach to history.
In ancient German mythology the Valkyries (Chooser of the Slain) were beautiful female goddesses who before a battle would select those who are to die and then escort the bravest of the slain to Valhalla. Valkyrie means "Chooser of the Slain".
There are several ironies in this story. It was Hitler who unknowingly approved of Operation Valkyrie. But Operation Valkyrie did not allow Hitler to maintain control in the event of an uprising. Nor did it allow the generals to seize control from the Nazis. Instead, Operation Valkyrie accomplished what no man foresaw, the destruction of the best and the bravest of the senior German officer corps. The Valkyries would not have had it any other way.