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Should we be glad the 1944 July Plot to kill Hitler failed? (www.historyextra.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it's about moral hazard. If he was killed he would likely have been replaced by someone more competent, who would carry through the vision and potentially have a better chance of winning the war.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

In 1944 there was no way in hell Germany could come back and win, and the allies had publicly declared they were not going to stop until there was an unconditional surrender. At best the german people would have “just” gotten a similar occupation as 1945 with less of their territory bombed to shit.