Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-2236231-20180318160148/@comment-2236231-20180319102401

That is a good question.

In the present outline Hitler is still looking to reclaim land lost (thus the invasion of Poland which prompted Ghandi's letter); looking at a map of the Weimar Republic and German Empire the land in Poland was in truth the only part of the German Empire lost based on it's 1914 Borders). The acuisition of Austria was in line with uniting the German people as Austria is largely a German state (during the time of Bizmark there was debate weather to unite the German people under Prussian or Austrian rule).

Though I do see that such may not work. The invassion is considered the start of World War II and was justified by Germany due to the German minority in Poland (due to it's land having been German land such land had a German people present) but also justified due to open Zionist politiicians in the state.

So let's assume that being 'relativley peaceful, this Hitler, having Klara to touch upon his more compassionate Socialist side as she herself was socialist, and recieving Gandhi's letter- decides to work off of the fears regarding communism. We might even go a little further by having his concerns regarding Zionism somewhat checked a kind of 'I'm agains the plot not the people' situation.

Though even that has issue- not the 'I'm against the plot not the people' situation no, that can work due to Klara's doctor having been Jewish and due to the aid Hitler recieved from Jews as an artist. The focus against communism as what we know as the Axis was the 'Anti-Comintern Pact'. Or seeing how the Allies teamed up with the Communist International in OTL it's not at all far fetched as the Axis did in OTL grow to include central European nations directly threatened by the Soviet Union.

A fix to this situation would perhaps be the Soviet Union striking Poland first rather then Nazi Germany but then we'd have to look into the conflicts the USSR was in prior to invading as such was delayed due to conflict in asia. But that goes a bit outside the timeline's parrameters of just altering Hitler.

Or- perhaps not. Assume if one will that Stalin proposes the arrangement rather then Hitler who while pleased with the offer is as the recipient of the offer given such on Stalin's terms. It'd go along with a 'relatively peaceful' Hitler in regards to Hitler being able to justify the invassion clearly as combating soviet advances into Europe. The change in attack order would alarm the allies of the timeline by making Stalin the agressive expansionist.

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But I seem to digress from your question; I'll require more research into Hitler's personal life. I know this much; he was sent by the Wiemar Republic or rather a general in the government to investigate the National Socialist Worker's Party to determine if they where a threat as the Wiemar Republic was actively via paramilitary forces combating various parties such as the Sparticist and left wing groups. Hitler joined the party after attending a few of it's meetings and proceeded to be molded by the party's founder into a great motivator and recruiter. He before officiallly joining reported that they where of 'little threat' to the Republic.

He had caught the attention of the founder when, after having been silent during previous meetings (so as not to draw attention to himself) Hitler spoke out against something a member had said- the member had called Germany dead to which Hitler furious at having been surrouned for the past meetings by depression told the man that Germany isn't dead, it lives in our hearts and actions. His speech was powerfully heartfelt and emotional and from what I read brought the assembly to silence and then tears.

An alternative route would be 'Democratic Socialist Hitler' but that's - something I do consider far fetched. Hitler was raised in an Empire, was a soldier in a strict chain of command, - he didn't have a great love for democracy due to the Weimar Republic failing miserably. He would also have not been likely to go that route due to the Democratic Socialist Party of Germany being Centralist Marxist and Hitler was not a fan of Marx.

The only party that fit his socialist believes, anti communist (International Socialism), and Germanic pride where the National Socialist.

The main part of your question I think is weather the mass assassination of political rivals would have taken place after the Riechstag fire or even if the fire would happen.