One of Henning von Tresckow's many plots to assassinate Hitler came close to success, though one that sticks out is the plot where Colonel Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff volunteered to load himself up with explosives and lead Hitler on a tour of a war museum in Berlin, timed to explode within ten minutes of Hitler's arrival. His plan was to then literally hug Hitler before the detonation so that he and Hitler would die, but unexpectedly, Hitler rushed through the museum in under 10 minutes, and Gersdorff ran to the bathroom to diffuse himself at the very last second. Hitler was also accompanied by Hermann Goering, Heinrich Himmler, Wilhelm Keitel, and Karl Doenitz.
If Hitler stuck to the anticipated schedule at the museum and Gersdorff managed to kill not just Hitler, but also Goering and Himmler, that's two of Hitler's obvious successors gone in one blast. The date was 21 March 1943, a little over a month since Stalingrad and two months after the Allies announced their "no conditions" proclamation in Casablanca, and Rudolf Hess has been in Britain for nearly two years now, meaning Hitler's backup successor is gone too.
Who takes control of Germany? Is this the most likely situation for the "Schwarze Kapelle" to oust the Nazi regime completely? Or would someone else, namely Joseph Goebbels or Albert Speer, be able to take up Hitler's mantle in his absence?
If Hitler stuck to the anticipated schedule at the museum and Gersdorff managed to kill not just Hitler, but also Goering and Himmler, that's two of Hitler's obvious successors gone in one blast. The date was 21 March 1943, a little over a month since Stalingrad and two months after the Allies announced their "no conditions" proclamation in Casablanca, and Rudolf Hess has been in Britain for nearly two years now, meaning Hitler's backup successor is gone too.
Who takes control of Germany? Is this the most likely situation for the "Schwarze Kapelle" to oust the Nazi regime completely? Or would someone else, namely Joseph Goebbels or Albert Speer, be able to take up Hitler's mantle in his absence?