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Hitler killed in July 1941

July 1941: German armies are advancing victoriously through the Soviet Union, Hitler is paying a visit to Army Group Centre HQs. He is warmly congratulating von Bock when Colonel von Tresckow, a staff officer in von Bock´s HQs, shoot him through the head twice, killing him instantly. Tresckow is quickly taken by Hitler´s personal guard, but under direct orders by FM von Bock (Don´t touch my niece!), he is surrendered to the Military Police.
August 1941: The Army has taken over the power. A Military Directory has been created, presided by Walther von Brauchitsch. Nazi leaders are in detention or have been summarily executed. The Luftwaffe is under control of the OKH and the SS has been disbanded. The military get the support of the Industrial magnates and the Bureaucracy.
September 1941: The war is going well in the East. Soviet SW Front has been encircled and destroyed at Kiev, it is time for the new German government to reassess targets, what are their plans for the future? They have promised the people, fearful about a repetition of WW1 two fronts war, that the war will be short, but Soviet reserves look much stronger than previously thought. A general plan for the future of Germany is laid down by the ministers of the new government.
1)Diplomacy has been entrusted to the professional members of the diplomatic career. They present a project based on two pillars
a)Peace with Britain and a permanent settlement with France. The first step will be the withdrawing of German troops from Northern France.
b)The creation of a ring of Vassal States in Eastern Europe that will provide raw materials and markets for German industries. This states will have their own governments, fiercely anticommunists, and entirely dependant on German good will.

October 1941: Vyazma pocket is liquidated, German troops enter Kharkov. However winter is closing and the German army is exhausted. Von Rundstedt advices caution and the OKH agrees, the soldiers start digging positions and building shelters, the army is effectively taking winter quarters
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