What if, instead of Hitler's branch of the Nazi party, Strasser's original National Socialist German Worker's Party rose to power? What would happen? What would the modern world be like?
Uhmmm, and where did you get your knowledge from ?You probably see civil war in Germany. The reactionary elites came close to launching putsch against Hitler in government several times in the early 1930’s because they feared the ‘socialist’ part of the Nazi Party. It was only when Hitler crushed that faction in the Night of Long Knives that they backed off. A Strasserist NSDP won’t be able to win the support of the elites or the Army.
So here's a quick shot for the OPs question.What if, instead of Hitler's branch of the Nazi party, Strasser's original National Socialist German Worker's Party rose to power? What would happen? What would the modern world be like?
Hitler was warned by Hindenburg that if he didn’t crush the S.A. then the President would declare Marshal Law and turn government over to the Reichswehr. That’s assuming a Strasserist NSDAP even gets into government. Because the other possible putsch is where Schleicher almost has Hindenburg authorise the army to move against the Nazi’s at the end of his chancellorship. Certainly a Strasserist NSDAP would have more opposition from the conservative Hindenburg and if Schleicher couldn’t get the Strasserists on side then he’d likely push for the same use of violence as OTL.Uhmmm, and where did you get your knowledge from ?
- What ominous "putsches" or attempts of (even in plurality ...) in the eartly 30s (aka between 1933 and ... 1935 max ?) do you talk of ?
- during the 'Night of the Long Knives' - aside from the only possible NSDAP-internal threat (the 'Beef-Steak-Nazi SA of Röhm) of Hitlers almight - some 'older enemies' were killed/removed for revenge. But these didn't pose any threat anymore at this time
- a Strasserist NSDAP was almost desperatly asked for by 'the' Reichswehr militaristic politician if there were any : von Schleicher, acting Reichswehrminister, comming Reichschancellor to actually participate in goverment with him
... but ... well, that ofc depends on which Strasser you choose and what PoD you develop. You might still choose some ASBish try to get Otto Strasser in power.
Any source for that ?Hitler was warned by Hindenburg that if he didn’t crush the S.A. then the President would declare Marshal Law and turn government over to the Reichswehr.
What's the Pod and reason of the OP of this thread.That’s assuming a Strasserist NSDAP even gets into government.
That's BEFORE Hitler came to power. ... so no "putsch against Hitler in goverment" as you stated.Because the other possible putsch is where Schleicher almost has Hindenburg authorise the army to move against the Nazi’s at the end of his chancellorship.
Who's your 'evangelist' for this believe ?Certainly a Strasserist NSDAP would have more opposition from the conservative Hindenburg
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With the same result as IOTL : none.... and if Schleicher couldn’t get the Strasserists on side then he’d likely push for the same use of violence as OTL.
The Reichswehr from 1931 to 1934 actually engaged the SA in and for exactly this job : 'National Militia'.The reason the Reichswehr would oppose a Strasserist NSDAP is the same reason they opposed the S.A. in OTL. They feared the influence and chaos of the SA, and rhetoric about the need to subsume the Reichswehr into a ‘National Militia’, ...
Sry, but ... the underlined ... bulls---, nonsense.... to have a ‘Socialist Revolution following the National one’ and they hated the idea of Rohm, or any other S.A. leader, having authority over the military. The S.A was a base of Strasserist support in the NSDAP. I don’t think either Strasser would be willing to destroy it, and so Army would move against them.
The Ernst Röhm SA was THE MAYOR inner-party opponent of Strasser since Röhms return from Bolivia !
Being in the goverment the SA would become for Strasser the same liability it became for Hitler ... if the SA in its 'Röhmist' form would have made it into an Strasserist reign at all. Actually Strasser and the Reichswehr would have found themself almost naturally in the same team against the Röhm-SA.
... and he had one truly elaborated one at hands for the July election of 1932....
he wanted the Party to have a concrete economic programme and do more to attract workers in the 20s.
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... and he had one truly elaborated one at hands for the July election of 1932.
Anything ... 'published' yet ? ... maybe a link ?
THYhttps://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/dead-by-dawn-the-road-to-revolution.277732/
Feel free to read the in the Discussion thread or the Finished TL thread.