User:HistoricalAnomaly/Valkyrie

Introduction
The Point of Divergence of the Valkyrie timeline is July 20, 1944, after Claus von Staufenberg succesfully assassinates Adolf Hitler. The well known military coup goes through without a hitch, allowing the military to take control of the Third Reich, making peace with the Allies.

In our timeline, Claus von Staufenberg attended a meeting in a conference room which would soon host Hitler. He left a briefcase full of explosives inches away from where Hitler was to sit. The problem in our timeline is that a member of the conference accidently pushed the briefcase away from Hitler, leaving Hitler alive.

Unbeknownst to Claus, Hitler survived, so when he contacted his superiors, informing them that Hitler was dead, the Operation Valyrie military coup did not last, and ended with thousands of people executed. Ultimately, peace was never attainable, and the Third Reich crumbled into ashes, changing the world forever.

This timeline explores the possibility of the Third Reich living on, after attaining a peace treaty with the Allies. After this, the world is forever changed.