In the midst of the controversy surrounding the Sudetenland, a military
coup fomented. Led by Abwehr (German Military Intelligence) leadership
(Canaris and Oster), members of the German army sought to use the
outbreak of war as the opportunity to oust Hitler and the Nazis. They
knew that the vast majority of the Generals did not want war and would
support a coup if it meant the avoidance of war. However, when
Chamberlain negotiated "peace in our time," the leaders of the coup lost
their impetus for removing Hitler from power. It is interesting to
think about what might have happened if Chamberlain had opposed Hitler,
leading to a declaration of war, leading to a military coup within Nazi
Germany in 1938.
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