What If...Hitler died in WW1?

In another world, Adolf Hitler is just another one of the millions of casualties of the Great War. What happens now?

(I'm new here so if I'm doing this wrong please let me know.)
 
High chances some other far right political party arises and takes the place of the Nazis
I do think that's true overall, but Hitler was idiosyncratic in some ways, and I do think the 1920s and 30s were sensitive enough to go in different directions with different leaders. Especially the Beer Hall Putsch
 
I'm not aware of anyone in post-WWI Germany who could've pulled together the disparate elements that Hitler did, and turned them into a cohesive political force... of course, I could be wrong... would've been a lot of "contenders", if things otherwise had progressed as in OTL...
The guy rolled a lot of sixes, too... so much so that it would be considered near-ASB on this forum had it not have actually happened...
 
I'm not aware of anyone in post-WWI Germany who could've pulled together the disparate elements that Hitler did, and turned them into a cohesive political force... of course, I could be wrong... would've been a lot of "contenders", if things otherwise had progressed as in OTL...
The guy rolled a lot of sixes, too... so much so that it would be considered near-ASB on this forum had it not have actually happened...

Indeed - esp the Holocaust.

Would any alternative leader be likely to go *that* far?
 
I'm not aware of anyone in post-WWI Germany who could've pulled together the disparate elements that Hitler did, and turned them into a cohesive political force... of course, I could be wrong... would've been a lot of "contenders", if things otherwise had progressed as in OTL...
The guy rolled a lot of sixes, too... so much so that it would be considered near-ASB on this forum had it not have actually happened...
My view too.

The Weimar Republic would still be unstable plus the 1923 hyperinflation and the Great Depression would limit its legitimacy among the middle class and workers alike.

It would be bitterly split between left and right wing factions spilling over into street fighting. Given the unwillingness of the Communists to cooperate with Socialists and Hindenburg favouring the extreme right, I suspect that the outcome would be a military backed right wing authoritarian regime.

One that would be keen to reverse the stigma of Versailles and rebuild German military strength. But more likely to use negotiations and less likely to risk war so soon.
 
It would be bitterly split between left and right wing factions spilling over into street fighting. Given the unwillingness of the Communists to cooperate with Socialists and Hindenburg favouring the extreme right, I suspect that the outcome would be a military backed right wing authoritarian regime.

One question. Would Hindenburg seek re-election w/o Hitler on the scene?

Maybe they install Lettow-Vorbeck or someone, then change the law so that he serves for life. Then when the Crown Prince dies in 1951 he can do a General Franco and retire in favour of a Hohenzollern.
 
One question. Would Hindenburg seek re-election w/o Hitler on the scene?

Maybe they install Lettow-Vorbeck or someone, then change the law so that he serves for life. Then when the Crown Prince dies in 1951 he can do a General Franco and retire in favour of a Hohenzollern.
Honest answer is 'I don't know '.

Your scenario sounds plausible, it could make an interesting TL.
 

marktaha

Banned
Maybe Crown prince President in 1932? Without Hitler the other Nazi leadrs would proibably never have even met.
 
not to use Yiddish to describe a Nazi, but the thing that Hitler possessed that few others genuinely had was chutzpah. His ambitions and his methods weren't particularly unique, and certainly, he was an unusually effective demagogue but those can be found elsewhere. What stands out is the incredible degree of raw aggression and gall to act where others would have been more cautious, seeing their immediate goals as out of reach.

The putsch attempt in 1923, though a failure, is one example. Kahr was already interested in a right wing coup; he was just biding his time while Hitler seized the initiative, and targeted him first. And while acting will sometimes get you killed (Hitler nearly was), it also means that you might miss your moment. Hyperinflation is a moment, but it does largely pass by the mid-20s. The next opportunity isn't really until the Depression hits, and you need to do a lot of work to hold the NSDAP or its parallels together right through.
 
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