1953 German coup attempt

The 1953 German coup attempt was a failed attempt by the anti-Nazi elements of the Wehrmacht to assassinate Führer Adolf Hitler during the nadir of the West Russian War and install a military junta to make peace in the East. The conspiracy heavily involved the Abwehr, the military-intelligence agency for the Wermacht, and its failure saw the organisation being broken up. 
The coup failed after the gestapo was informed of the plot by Major Adolf von Thadden, a member of the Wermacht who's half-sister was involved in anti-Nazi resistance. The majority of the Wermacht still supported the National Socialist leadership, as did the gestapo and the SS. These three groups were able to act swiftly and arrest most of the planned coups organisers. 
Category:Coup d'état
Category:Conflicts