Putsch succeeds 1 October 1938!

Supposedly there was a plan -drafted by Col Oster(?) of the Abwehr that would be triggered IF Hitler ordered the troops to march on to Czechoslovakia.Now suppose that Mussolini did not offer to negotiate a settlement and Chamberlain ordered the Royal Navy to move to its war planned stations in the North Sea.What happens to Hitler and the other Nazis.Hitler would be taken,Himmler and Heydrich would be shot out right.Now what about Goering and Goebbels?I'd think Goering would remain as Reichs president and Goebbels would be forced to quit.Von Ribbentrop also would be fired.I think the plotters would reestablish a Chancellor to balance Goering.Comments, if you please.BTW if democracy returns forget about the KPD.No Commies!
 
This looks interesting. Do you have any sources on the planned putsch? I've never heard of it.
 

General Zod

Banned
This looks interesting. Do you have any sources on the planned putsch? I've never heard of it.

Well, an obvious start is the Wikipedia page on German Resistance. It has a fairly decent description of all main coups planned or attempted, 1938-39, 1943, and 1944 (obviously).
 
I cant think of any cous being planned at the time that had any real chances for success. On the other hand, that does not mean that this is impossible. As I recall, a lot of the Wehrmacht was getting fed up with Hitler in 1938, between worries about the war he seemed ready to launch into, the dismissal of Beck, and various other issues. But they never broke from the nazis openly. I seem to recall that the unexpected gains at Munich had a lot to do with that. So while I cannot thing of just who would actually launch the coup, it is definitly plausible to see some officers decide that things have gone to far.
 
Very interesting tread.
There were serious plans to overtrow the Nazi regime, in the prelude towards the Sudetten crises. A considerable group of officers planned to overtrow the Nazi regime. Among them were Frans Oster, Canaris, Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord and many others in cooperation with variuos politicians. It would happen if there was just a bit more resisyance and more threat towards war.
Most likeley this would happen with less violence as many would think. The nazies kept them selves in power by terror and fear. he initial economic wonder was by 1938 almost over, shortages in luxury were become notable for civilians, and many people knew some one who perrished.
The most interesting thing would be how history would evolve, supposing the Nazi regime would be ovetrown and Germany and Austria, united or nor, would evolve whitin a year in a Democracy as it was in 1933. How would Europena history would look like?
There were still a lot of Right wing Dictatures, Polans, Hungary, Italy. How What would happen with the ever pressence of the comintern, Sovjet speis and agitators who tried to destabilise Europe. How would Stalin react during the 40ties, would he start small wars like the Finnish war over each, East Europena country. How would the rest of Europe react?
How will technology evolve?
Could be an intersting POD.
 
This looks interesting. Do you have any sources on the planned putsch? I've never heard of it.

Try The Oster Conspiracy of 1938: The Unknown Story of the Military Plot to Kill Hitler and Avert World War II, by Terry Parssinen (HarperCollins; 2003, ISBN 0-06-019587-8). A very thorough discussion of how Hitler was half-an-hour away from getting his brains blown out.
 
Good Book.I believe Telford Taylor's book on Munich may have had a speculative piece on a coup.I was under the impression from reading the Oster book a coup was planned to go once the order to march was given from Hitler.Certain army units would then sieze the Reichs Chancellory as well as SS and Gestapo offices.Reportedly an "accident" would occur while Hitler was seized and he'd be shot.
 

Markus

Banned
This looks interesting. Do you have any sources on the planned putsch? I've never heard of it.

E.R. May: "Strange Victory" The book covers the military and political events leading to the Fall of France starting in the second half of the 1930´s.
 
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