Was Hitler a good shot?
Also yet another loss is going to seriously fracture the French psyche as well as leave the French economy in ruins (and unless it's a late peace, France isn't going to be allowed to remain in a position to threaten Germany).France wouldn't have the industrial capacity to do nearly the damage Hitler did in OTL.
Was Hitler a good shot?
Agreed. Imho it is significant that in four years of war, creating vacancies by the thousands, he was never promoted higher than Corporal. With no ToV etc, the German "establishment" would not have needed him, and almost certainly would have kept him in his place.
In particular there would have been no SA or similar paramilitary, as the German Army would never have tolerated the formation of rival organisations. Nor could there have been a Soldiers' Oath, as there would be no question of German soldiers swearing allegiance to anyone except the King-Emperor. When he leaves the Army, he probably ends up pretty much like his father, as a railway stationmaster or something. But I pity his subordinates.
Also yet another loss is going to seriously fracture the French psyche as well as leave the French economy in ruins
He could also be sent to Africa to the new colonies, there'll be plenty demand for new security personell and lower level administrators. Probably ends up painting the landscape and today the pictures make a few million Marks at auctions.
The German Hegemony would probably crush a French hitler before he even rises to power. It wouldn't even be a 'world war II' so much as a small european skirmish that gets crushed within a few years.
Recall in this world aggressive war has been once again vindicated. No reason to expect that lesson to go unlearned.
But America wouldn't have been involved in a war at all in this timeline if Germany won right?
But this got me thinking. What if Hitler had been on the winning side in the first world war. What would have his life after the war been like? Would he have still gone into politics? Would he have gone back to art school? Would he have been able to rise to power and gain backing for his Anti-Semetic beliefs?
I'm asking this question because a lot of timelines and question on this board are about broad sweeping historical events. Quite a few I feel do not focus much on how these big sweeping impactful events influence the individuals who are caught up in them, and how changing these big sweeping historical events would impact the individuals.
So with no alien space bats involved whatsoever. If Hitler was on the winning side in World War I. The Great War. How is his fate changed, how are the events he caused in the OTL changed?
I think this board tends to undersell the genius part of Hitler's evil genius, particularly regarding his rise to power in the 30s.