New Fuhrer

Heil Hess
Adolf Hitler. One of the most influential people in modern history. He played a massive role the formation in our modern world. However, someone else could've taken that role...

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Adolf Hitler is assassinated in 1938 by an Austrian.

Timeline
12th February 1938: After meeting Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg of Austria, Adolf Hitler is assassinated by an Austrian.

Late February 1938: Rudolf Hess, Deputy Fuhrer, becomes the new Fuhrer.

March 1938: Rudolf Hess and Joseph Goebbels begin demonising Austrians, an old ally. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg of Austria, who is known for opposing the idea of the absorption of Austria into the Third Reich, speaks out against the new Fuhrer, likening this chain of events to the events that led up to World War I.

March 1938: Hess, instead of absorbing Austria, decides to add Austrians to the idea of Untermenschen (inferiors). He plans the idea of an Austrian genocide.

27th March 1938: Kurt Schuschnigg pleas for a democratic discussion however the German people have already started to despise Austrians.

April 1938: Nazi Germany declares war on Austria.

13th April 1938: Battle of Steyr. German forces claim victory and advance towards Vienna.