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Here’s a question for everyone:

In late November/early December 1932, Von Papen offered Gregor Strasser the position of Vice Chancellor, hoping to foment a split in the Nazis and/or have at least the left-leaning Nazis support his government.

Hitler found out, and in a party meeting the first week of December, utterly cowed all of Strasser’s supporters into abandoning him and expelled Strasser from the party on December 8th.


What if, sometime between Von Papen making the offer and that party meeting, Hitler died? It doesn’t really matter how, it could be an assasination, him falling down the stairs, getting hit by a car, gored by a mountain goat, etc. Could Strasser convince the Nazis to support him? Would they ever rise to power? Who would succeed Hitler as head of the right wing of the party and would there be an party civil war?
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