Senior German officers planned to arrest Hitler in 1938 if he failed in this major, illegal gamble. What was it? And why was it illegal?
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View Poston the forth of february Hitler unconstitutionanly creates the OKW and made himself Commander in Chief. While he was at it he also got rid of some officers and politicals who were in his way.To be Truly ignorant, Man requires an Education - Plato
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Originally posted by ArmchairGeneral View PostJust a guess, but would it be moving troops into Rhineland?
edit: eh, braindead beat me to it.
resist Britain, France and other allies had they reacted militarily to uphold the Treaty of Versailles. If Hilter's gamble failed, senior German officers would have had a pretext for arresting him, and planned to do so. When the allies failed to react, Hitler was confident he could grab other German speaking countries without a fight.To be Truly ignorant, Man requires an Education - Plato
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Originally posted by JAD_333 View PostYou're right. It was the Rhineland. The Ruhr was reincorporated in 1933. The Rhineland was a gamble because Germany was not yet strong enough to
resist Britain, France and other allies had they reacted militarily to uphold the Treaty of Versailles. If Hilter's gamble failed, senior German officers would have had a pretext for arresting him, and planned to do so. When the allies failed to react, Hitler was confident he could grab other German speaking countries without a fight.
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Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View PostDid you not say in 38? the Rhineland was in 36.
By gum, you are right,,,I did type 1938...couldn't have been '38...it was 1936.
My mistake
But the Ruhr reincorporation, your answer, was 1933.To be Truly ignorant, Man requires an Education - Plato
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