The pledge is made annually on 20 July, the date on which a group of "Wehrmacht" officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. Recruits from the "Bundeswehr"'s "Wachbataillon" make their vow ("Gelöbnis") at the Bendlerblock in Berlin. This was the headquarters of the resistance but also where the officers were summarily executed following its failure. National commemorations are held nearby within the grounds of the "Reichstag". Similar events also take place across the German Republic. Since 2011 (when conscription was suspended), the wording of the ceremonial vow for full-time recruits and volunteer personnel is: