Walter Wever never joins the Luftwaffe

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Wever_(general)
Walter Wever originally came from the Wehrmacht before becoming the head of the Luftwaffe, where he, like Kesselring, was known for incredible competence and skill in nearly all areas that he chose to focus on. Von Seeckt, head of the Reichswehr, remarked when authorizing Wever's transfer that he had just given away a future chief of staff.
Supposing that he was not transferred what happens to the Luftwaffe and army? I doubt he would make it to the top position in the army before WW1, even with he excellent personality management skills (which enabled him to reconcile the conflicting personalities of Milch and Göring), but he could perhaps reach a top position somewhere in the army during the war, perhaps even taking over North Africa at some point. Obviously the Luftwaffe would suffer early on from his absence, much like they did after his death and the involvement of Göring in the development of the service.
What are the thoughts of the community???
 
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Like so many brilliant German officers of WW2 his talents would be wasted in the war, second guessed and scapegoated by Hitler. At worst he would ether find himself hung after the July 20th plot or end up tried at Nuremburg. At best fading into post-war obscurity.
 
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