We have heard a lot about Operation Valkyrie and the July 20 Plot.
However I havent seen here discussed an operation carried out by the same people earlier, which in my opinion was way more dangerous to Adolph and had a chance of success: Operation Spark.
In March 1943 Major General Henning von Tresckow, successfully smuggled a bomb in Hitler's plane, disguised as a cognac box, under the pretext of handing the cognac to an officer as payment to a bet.
The bomb was carefully set so that it exploded when the plane was the nearest to the frontline. This would have the effect that, if the resistance wanted, the killing of Hitler could easily be attributed to Soviet planes.
In short, there was no way to link Hitler's death with the resistance unlike Valkyrie.
The bomb also was way more dangerous than one placed in the wolf's lair. Simply put, had it exploded, it would had been impossible for Hitler to survive.
Once the Hitler was dead, Tresckow would use the replacement army to take over Berlin and Germany and fight the SS. It also helped that Army Group Center was pretty much waiting for Hitler's death to join the plotters.
The assassination attempt only failed because the cold temperature pretty much froze the bomb.
So my question is, what if the bomb exploded? Would Tresckow had succeeded in defeating the SS? How would the allies react?
However I havent seen here discussed an operation carried out by the same people earlier, which in my opinion was way more dangerous to Adolph and had a chance of success: Operation Spark.
In March 1943 Major General Henning von Tresckow, successfully smuggled a bomb in Hitler's plane, disguised as a cognac box, under the pretext of handing the cognac to an officer as payment to a bet.
The bomb was carefully set so that it exploded when the plane was the nearest to the frontline. This would have the effect that, if the resistance wanted, the killing of Hitler could easily be attributed to Soviet planes.
In short, there was no way to link Hitler's death with the resistance unlike Valkyrie.
The bomb also was way more dangerous than one placed in the wolf's lair. Simply put, had it exploded, it would had been impossible for Hitler to survive.
Once the Hitler was dead, Tresckow would use the replacement army to take over Berlin and Germany and fight the SS. It also helped that Army Group Center was pretty much waiting for Hitler's death to join the plotters.
The assassination attempt only failed because the cold temperature pretty much froze the bomb.
So my question is, what if the bomb exploded? Would Tresckow had succeeded in defeating the SS? How would the allies react?
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