“During the Period 1939-45 Opponents Within the Army Posed a Greater Threat to Hitler and the Nazi Regime Than Any Other Opposition Group.”

During the period 1939-45 opp acents within the host pose a greater scourge to Hitler and the national socialist goernment activity than any other resistivity group. How far do you agree with this statement? The Nazis arguably approach a push-down stack of contrary among the years 1939-45 and non only from the forces who had the power of keeping up the team spirit of the citizens ascrib equal to their phalanx strengths and integrating part of the Nazi regime. However Hitler and the Nazis excessively approach other matchrs, such(prenominal) as the church which once again was a source of opposition based on morale.The threats from the left and the amend continued, as an on-going conflict of extremist behaviour. The young person of the country besides posed a threat to Hitler and the Nazis referable to boycotting and attacking the Hitler youth regimes. Firstly, the army was a major(ip) threat between the period 1935-49, due to the attempt of pr dismantleting wa r by several serving military officers, including dubiousness of the General Staff, Franz Halder. Hitler and the Nazis are argued to have wanted as a means of showing Hitlers power as a dictator, showing the significance of this threat to his regime.At the start of the period 1939, Hitler achieved a advantage at Blitzkreig, which was followed by his momentous victory in Europe a year later, twain of which led to the portrayal of Hitler as a military genius. However scorn this title he had embarked, there were at least 6 assassination attempts of Hitler during the period 1943-44, including the two major attempts Operation dissipate and Operation Valkyrie, all of which failed for several different reasons.Operation Flash was an attempt to despatch Hitler in March 1943, in which the bomb planted on his canvass to Rastenburg failed to explode. There are several arguments explaining the failure of this attempt including the event that the cream was too hot and the timed device consequently did non go off. Operation Valkyrie was another significant attempt on Hitlers life, know as The Stauffenberg bomb p apportion. This was argued to as the last genuineistic attempt and also the closest attempt at that, due to several minor movements of the hairgrip planted by Beck.These assassination attempts increased the suspicion of the Gestapo against future army plots, and therefore Hitlers protection was also increased. In terms of Hitlers life protection the threat from the military was seen as a expert comprehensive opposition in 1943, and therefore the fact that it was a nationwide opposition highlights the fact that it was the some significant opposition that Hitler faced between 1939 and 1945. The army did not only hold power over the assassination attempts only if also held power over the morale of the public.The involvement of the regular army in the war in 1941, along with military failures including the defeat at Stalingrad in 1942 and also the fai lure to defeat Russia made it evident that Germany were losing. These failures in wartime not only meant that Germany were seen as the losing party in the war, but it also meant that people were lineage to see flaws in Hitlers strategic leadership. also it was not only the army which posed threat to Hitler and the Nazis regime, the church was another opposition which they faced.Dietrich Bonhoeffer opposed Hitler and the Nazis and although the tyranny meant that free speech had been abolished, he vocally fought against the Nazis. Such a brave decision meant that he did in fact stand al iodine, but it didnt mean that others did not agree with his view that what Germans have through to the Jews, theyve also done to Gods people. This was significant as it made him a role model for Christians and he regarded the Jews and Christians all as one.It was due to the African-American situation that he has witnessed in America which promote Bonhoeffer to stand up and protest against the Nazis , as in hindsight he saw it as the same matter. This was not regarded as a major threat though as on July 20th 1944 Bonhoeffer was imprisoned in Gestapo prisons prior to being sent to a concentration camp. Bonhoeffer was hanged 3 weeks sooner Hitlers suicide, which in itself is argued as emphasising that Hitler did not know how to handle the opposition, as his way of stopping it ultimately ended in the sacrifice of his aver life.Although Bavarian Catholics were sure-fire in pursuing Wagners ban on crucifixes in schools, the Catholic Church failed to condemn systematic extermination of Jews in Public (as early as 1942). The banning of crucifixes in Bavarian schools spotlight that the church was seen as some sort of threat to Hitlers regime and also highlights the use of religion in society. This caused some uproar and in August 1941 the Nazis had a policy which was part of the Aktion T4 programme, the putting to death of asylum patients.However Bishop Von Galen was motivated by the attempt to maintain independence and bonnieness and led to an outspoken attack from the pulpit. This was regarded as a notable exception from the Nazis as Von Galens speech led to the stepping raze of the programme. These exceptions from the Nazis and more so the acts of the religious people concern highlighted the importance of religion and also showed a devotion to Catholicism and not to the Nazis, therefore emphasising that the church cannot be seen as a real threat to Hitler and the Nazis.Other Sections of the German society posed threats to the Nazis, especially the youth. Organised attempts to actively oppose the regime were stria up. The Edelweiss Pirates were the most organised, these attacked the Hitler Youth and also went against social expectations of the youth in Germany. There was a lot of delinquency, drinking, smoking and even promiscuity among the young people, who deliberately went against Hitler and the Nazis regime. In December 1942 over 700 members were arrested and later executed in public on behalf of their actions, as a means of threatening and even more so a warning to others.These along with the White blush wine Group led by Sophie and Hans Scholl distributed anti-Nazi leaflets and graffiti, demonstrated through a butt determine up by University students through Munich. However the fact that Hans and Sophie Scholl were kill as a result of their protest demonstrates that the Nazis and Hitler were not allowing any form of anti-Nazi behaviour and showed publicly the limits that the Nazis were involuntary to go to in order to stop any opposition. Other groups were set up in 1941 including the Kreisau Circle and the Goerdeler Group, both of which were seen as an opposition to the Nazis and Hitler.Both groups consisted of upper-class people who detested the Nazi brutality and the fact that Hitler was leading Germany into disaster. Von Moltke and Von Wartenburg made contact with the Goerdeler Group but they did not both share t he same views on what they wanted out of Germany, just knew that they did not like Hitlers leadership. The involvement of some members from both groups in the bomb plots meant that they were easily founded by the Gestapo in 1944 resulting in many members from both groups arrested and executed.This threat from the conservatives links into the threat of the army, however it is seen that the threat from the conservatives alone was not a massive threat to Hitler and the Nazis regime, and the deaths and arrests of several members shows that the threat was not great due to the fact that the Nazis were able to stop any threats present from the conservatives before they got too serious. The Nazis also faced great opposition from the left, which is argued as the most apparent opposition they faced, due to the lefts political position therefore being the complete opposite end of the political scale and therefore all of their iews were in direct contrast to the Nazis. The left faced many wea knesses and arguably their main fundamental weakness was due to the fact that their opinions in politics meant that they were seen as an opposition to the Nazis from the beginning of 1939, resulting in their vulnerability to the Gestapo. In Berlin alone 89 communist cells were set up in 1941, and a year later the communist vindication was united under the leadership of Wilhelm Knochel.Splinter groups were set up by ex-SPD members, such as the Socialist Front and also the Red Patrol. Splinter groups had a more assertive policy and even attempted to co-operate with other opposition groups. However despite this co-operation the left had little impact on Hitler and the Nazi regime. As well as active the active resistance, there was also dormant resistance to Hitler and the Nazis, although it is hard to arouse who acted as a means of passive resistance it is clear that such a thing was still present in Nazi Germany.These range from merely hearing to foreign radio stations to the refu sal to the Heil Hitler salute. Despite being hard to prove and not necessarily being the greatest, most significant opposition that Hitler faced it shows that there were other ways in which people could subtly oppose the Nazi Regime. Another example was telling anti-regime jokes which resulted in the penalisation of death, one can say a little extreme for a punishment however it shows the force and power that Hitler and the Nazi regime have over the citizens of Germany at the time.It also shows that Hitler was highly against any opposition that he faced, and that he did not think twice about how he would eliminate this opposition. The passive opposition had little impact on the regime as a whole, as it was not a major threat, however it allowed people to subtly oppose Hitler and the Nazi Regime. In conclusion Hitler faced a lot of opposition, some greater than others the army being an example. The army had a lot of power in Germany during the years 1939 and 1945, both for military purposes and also for the morale of the country.The army was also the only real threat to Hitler in the good sense that they were the only opposition which were close to killing Hitler. The left is seen as one of the most motivated opposition due to their political contrasts with the Nazis, they were not seen as any real threat though due to their cliff in power by 1939. Amongst the youth there were several resistive groups set up, but again their limitations meant they could not offer any on-key threat to the regime.The greatest opposition is arguably that of the Church, this is due to the religious precondition of the country, and also the fact that the Nazis were unable to close down the churches, despite their attempts with the Bavarian Catholics. Although the church was a key opposition to the regime it was not necessarily a threat to the regime, due to no real attempts. Overall despite the plethora of oppositions that the regime faced the only real threat was the army. Th e army was the only opposition that attempted to assassinate Hitler, and fortunately for Hitler was not successful despite numerous attempts.