Erwin Rommel
In the year 1944, Germany was fighting a war that could not be won. Many Germans thought that Adolph Hitler needed to begin peace negotiations with the allies, while Germany still had the leverage to negotiate with. Hitler would not hear of such "defeatism" from his Generals. Some German officers began planning a coup from the Fuhrer. Those conspirators looked to Hitler's most trusted General and hero of Germany, General Erwin Rommel, to become Germany's savior. Rommel was widely popular with the German people, and he was in prime position to take over leadership of the Gestapo and begin negotiations with the allies. Rommel was the perfect candidate. Although Rommel did not want to assassinate Hitler, those acting on Rommel's behalf implicated him in the conspiracy which ultimately led to Rommel's death. Rommel was such a successful General, had the assassination worked, Rommel would have become the leader of Germany and history would be forever changed.
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