Coming from an aristocratic Westphalian family, Kurt Freiherr, Baron von Plettenberg, served Germany as an officer in both world wars, yet never supported the twisted ideals of the Third Reich. Joining Claus von Stauffenberg's Operation Valkyrie to assassinate Hitler, Von Plettenberg was later found to be one of the conspirators in the failed plot. Eberhard Schmidt tells his remarkable story, revealing what happened when Von Plettenberg was faced with the terrible decision to betray his comrades under torture, or to do what his personal honor dictated.