While there were forces and social currents that led to upheaval in interwar Germany, Hitler as an individual is still ma major factor into how things played out. You can’t ignore the fact that Germany’s government was molded into a cult of personality that was beholden to his whims, and swapping Hitler out for someone else would have had very different results.
If Hitler ended up being one of the Nazis killed in the Beerhall Putsch (which was very likely) one of the other factions in the party could have taken over.
The original members of the Nazi party were actually socialists (hence the name), they were just overshadowed by Hitler and his people early on. But the Beerhall Putsch was early enough that they could have retaken control, though they wouldn’t have heen nearly as relevant in politics.
Alternatively, Erst Röhm could have taken over the Nazi party as the de facto leader of the SA (the militant arm of the party).
Much of the point of the point of the Night of Long Knives was to eliminate potential rivals to Hitler within the party so that only Hitler loyalists remained. But if Hitler was dead the struggle of power would have been very different. While Germany wasn’t a haven for Jews, for a while they weren’t particularly worse than any other country. The focus on anti-semitism was mostly pushed by Hitler and tolerated by the other factions.
While there were forces and social currents that led to upheaval in interwar Germany, Hitler as an individual is still ma major factor into how things played out. You can’t ignore the fact that Germany’s government was molded into a cult of personality that was beholden to his whims, and swapping Hitler out for someone else would have had very different results.
If Hitler ended up being one of the Nazis killed in the Beerhall Putsch (which was very likely) one of the other factions in the party could have taken over.
The original members of the Nazi party were actually socialists (hence the name), they were just overshadowed by Hitler and his people early on. But the Beerhall Putsch was early enough that they could have retaken control, though they wouldn’t have heen nearly as relevant in politics.
Alternatively, Erst Röhm could have taken over the Nazi party as the de facto leader of the SA (the militant arm of the party).
Much of the point of the point of the Night of Long Knives was to eliminate potential rivals to Hitler within the party so that only Hitler loyalists remained. But if Hitler was dead the struggle of power would have been very different. While Germany wasn’t a haven for Jews, for a while they weren’t particularly worse than any other country. The focus on anti-semitism was mostly pushed by Hitler and tolerated by the other factions.