WI:Kristallnacht sparks massive revolts and uprising from Germans against the Nazis?

As you can see here Kristallnacht was extremely unpopular at the time, even among members of the Nazi Party:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht#From_the_Germans

What if this event combined with the international rejection, caused a massive uproar against the Nazis? Maybe not so much to protect the Jews but because it laid bare the brutal and authoritarian nature of the Nazi regime convincing them that they must be stopped now before they become the target of brutality.

What could change because of this? Could this cause the Nazis to back down on their antisemitic actions and possibly prevent the final solution? Could Goebbels get ousted (he was the main guy behind it and it doesn't help Goering was extremely pissed about it, for pragmatic reasons)? If it got so bad that the Nazi Party is overthrown, how would the rest of WII proceed? Would Operation Barbarossa be more successful or less than in OTL?
 
... If it got so bad that the Nazi Party is overthrown, how would the rest of WII proceed? Would Operation Barbarossa be more successful or less than in OTL?

If the nazi party is "overthrown" it pretty well cancels out anything like WWII. Maybe there is some other global war later, but nothing resembling WWII in the 1940s.
 
If the nazi party is "overthrown" it pretty well cancels out anything like WWII. Maybe there is some other global war later, but nothing resembling WWII in the 1940s.

I think that a military led government will also want to reverse Versailles and a military government is the most likely outcome for a massive anti-Nazi outrage strong enough to topple Hitler.
 
I think that a military led government will also want to reverse Versailles ...

Certainly. Unlikely tho anyone else is going to be crazy enough to run around starting wars with every other major nation & their neighbor. Occupying the Rhineland with a few regiments. Increasing the military to something that can defend the borders, or renegotiating the reparations assessment is a long way from taking on everyone in the bar & the big guy from across the street.
 
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