Unsolved History: Conspiracies to Kill Hitler

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Yes, wasn't that one of the things they hoped they could pull off - a separate peace with the western Allies, allowing them to focus their efforts on the Russian front? Meanwhile hoping that then the US and UK would withdraw from alliance with the USSR. I think they really believed that getting Hitler out of the way would take unconditional surrender to the Allies in toto off the table and they would have the chance to call at least a few of the shots.

The major flaw there was the fact that not only did they hope the UK and US would withdraw from their alliance with the USSR but also join with the Germans in fighting the USSR.