The Ice-Cold Embrace.

The home of Marika Rökk, Berlin. 3/8/41 20:30

Marika Rökk was very excited. She had just been offered the role of Mata Hari bythe Reichsminister himself. As a result she had agreed to host a party, attended by the leading lights of the Reich. Present were people as diverse as Josef Goebbels, Zarah Leander, Ilse Werner, Ferdinand Marian and many others. It was a happy occasion where she was expected to perform and entertain her guests. She opened up with her hit Musik, Musik, Musik which went down a treat.

Of more interest was the Reichsminister, who was deep in conversation with several leading generals who were present and ignoring his usual manner of working the room.

This was being noted by several who were there for other means.

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Over the Outskirts of Moscow. 4/8/41 7:00am

Otto Simon was about to change the course of the war.

He was fighting valiantly in the attack over Moscow, defending the Bombers in the midst of a bombing run. He had got into a dogfight with a Yak-1 Fighter and had seen it to the ground, going too low down in doing so. At this point the saw a car speeding along the road. He decided to move in for the attack.

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East of Moscow. 7:00am. 4/8/41

From the sky came the sound of an aircraft. The car moved to the side of the road, but to late as shots ripped through the body of the motor, killing all those inside.
 
The lifeless corpse of Josef Stalin was to lie for hours before being picked up.
 
Killing Stalin doesn't change much, as ideologically his generals and cronies were just as committed to a fight to the death as he was.
 

Kongzilla

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But Zhukov and the gang are going to get rid of Beria, but the NKVD is more powerful than in 1953. So you're going to be seeing a bit of disorganization and some infighting.
 
But Zhukov and the gang are going to get rid of Beria, but the NKVD is more powerful than in 1953. So you're going to be seeing a bit of disorganization and some infighting.

Unlikely, during the war the various political figures set aside their rivalries in order to destroy the Germans. Some empire building went on, but it was small scale compared to the pre and post war jockeying for power.

The GKO and NKO were structured so that, while a final arbitrator was useful, they could function effectively as a council-like decision making body. Each political figure was given his own sector to manage.
 
True enough but will the new political leaders let the Generals do their jobs or will there still be lots of OTL micromanagement?
 
True enough but will the new political leaders let the Generals do their jobs or will there still be lots of OTL micromanagement?

Compared to Stalin it'll be a massive improvement. Commanders like Vasilevsky and Zhukov already held important positions in major command organs. Stalin's military mismanagement in 1941 and 1942 was enormous. Dozens of armies were destroyed because of him.
 

abc123

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At this point the saw a car speeding along the road. He decided to move in for the attack.​

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East of Moscow. 7:00am. 4/8/41

From the sky came the sound of an aircraft. The car moved to the side of the road, but to late as shots ripped through the body of the motor, killing all those inside.
 
The lifeless corpse of Josef Stalin was to lie for hours before being picked up.

Killing Stalin just like that?
He drives in single car?:eek:
 
Nitpick: you have Doenitz present at the conference after Hitler's hospitalization with the other Nazi leaders, but he wasn't head of the Kriegsmarine at this point in time, so I think you meant Grand Admiral/Grossadmiral Raeder.

That aside, this looks interesting, subscribed.
 
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