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Apparently during the height of Soviet exploitation after Operation Little Saturn they got within 50km of Hitler when he was visiting Manstein's headquarters and when news got to the HQ Hitler was bundled off and flown out immediately. What if the Soviets got lucky and had a fighter sweep in the area that lights up Hitler's airplane as he makes his escape, killing him and his entourage (no one important at that time AFAIK)? What happens on all sides when this becomes known? Do the anti-Nazi German military resistance try and make a disorganized play to stop Hitler designated successor, Goering, from coming into power, or do they bide their time and plot to remove him later? What impact would that have on military operations? How about the politics of inter-Allied relations?
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