He was the one who'd had Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht executed for their role in the Spartacist coup.
This would have led to a scenario where a handful of SS guards protecting the Nazi political leadership would have been significantly outnumbered as the entire German reserve force - led by those trusted by Oster and Canaris - could be activated for security whilst the military coup toppled Hitler's government.Ī coordinated strike in multiple cities could have seen the entire Nazi leadership swiftly and summarily executed, after which a caretaker conservative/sdp government could have been installed.Ĭanaris was not a nice man to political radicals. The () required pre war mobilization to be successful, because forces not loyal or aware of the coup would be sent to the front to prepare to fight in Czechoslovakia along with the Waffen SS (who had been used during the Anschluss), whilst the coup's own forces would remain behind as rear guards. They really weren't sure they supported him, especially with the whole Waffen-SS being created as a private military which grated a lot of Reichswehr and professional military types, many of whom were still loyal to the idea of the Monarchy and who supported Papen and the DNVP as a result. The Wehrmacht at that time period was ambivalent or negative towards Hitler. Unlike the SS, these are *actual* German special forces, akin to the US Navy Seals. To start out with, the Brandenbergers were in position and ready to storm the Reichskanzlei at a moments notice and execute Hitler. Nothing is certain but it was the best chance to topple Hitler and had significantly greater support than Valkyrie.
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