Individual terrorists to assassinate Hitler (5 photos) Bashny.Net

Johann Georg Elser in 1939 alone made an attempt on Adolf Hitler, which might well turn the course of history. But an elaborate plan to assassinate failed due to slightly change the schedules of Hitler



Elser was born on January 4, 1903, in 1922 he graduated with a degree in a carpenter, then worked as a carpenter in königsbronn, Allen and Hadenhayme.

Georg Elser was far from politics, although he was a member of the German Communist Party (he was persuaded to join colleagues). Meanwhile, the election Elser support KKE, as they promised wage increases, decent housing and better working conditions. George did not like the Nazis for many reasons: when they came to power, began to pay workers less than the rights and freedoms were severely limited. Moreover, it soon became clear that Hitler was going to unleash a major war.

Later, Georg Elser himself admitted that he decided to "decapitate" the Nazis in order to avoid even greater casualties, which were inevitable in the case of World War II.



Having made the decision, Georg Elser started preparations for a terrorist attack in 1938. At the time he worked in a factory that produced the army gear, so it was not difficult to make a little factory with explosives. At first, he just kept them in the closet, and then in a special box with a false bottom.

As previously Elser has worked in a watch factory, he had the knowledge to collect reliable clockwork two alarms to undermine the bomb at a certain time.



Place a terrorist attack was not chosen by chance. Every year on November 8 in Munich beer "Bürgerbräukeller" Hitler spoke to veterans of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. This day was the anniversary of the famous Beer Hall Putsch, which occurred in 1923. It was in this pub. Then the coup was suppressed, but since 1933 each year Hitler gave a speech on the anniversary of this event.

Elser visited Munich and attended the next celebration November 8, 1938. After the speech of Hitler's guards was shot and George was able to calmly explore the halls "Bürgerbräukeller" and choose a location for planting the bomb. Returning home, Elser finally decided to carry out a terrorist attack was in the shrine of the Nazis, as he was certain that a year later, Hitler will once again deliver a speech as it happened every year since 1933.

Got a job at the quarry kenigsbronnskuyu, Elser kept bringing home explosives and a variety of parts for the bomb itself. The tests he carried out directly in the garden of his parents, and in 1939 went to Munich and lived in an apartment in the house on Tyurkenshtrasse, 94, from Alphonse and Rose Lehman.

More than a month Elser at night went to the cellar beer "Bürgerbräukeller" and caved hand niche in the support column as bombs. It was about this column is always located tribune from which Hitler spoke. Just during the preparation of a niche for the bomb, Germany invaded Poland, that only gives strength to George.

When the niche was ready, Georg Elser collect bombs and lays it in the column. The remaining edges of the voids are filled with the remnants of explosives. On the night of the fifth on Nov. 6 Elser is connected to both the time bomb fuze and exposes them to 21.20 on 8 November.
The failed terrorist attack



If Elser interested in the latest political news, he would not even began to make this act of terrorism in the pub "Bürgerbräukeller." The fact that on November 6, Hitler decided to skip the anniversary of Beer Hall Putsch of the war instructing speech Rudolf Hess. The attack in this case was just pointless, but George did not know.

November 8 at 18:00 Hall was already full, the guests of honor were Rosenberg, Frank, Himmler, Goebbels, Ribbentrop and Sepp Dietrich. Only this time, it became clear that Hitler also visit the ceremonial event. Such a significant event, as the anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler decided to use to promote anti-British sentiment.

Typically, Hitler began his speech in the middle of the ninth and ended at ten, that's why the bomb Elser was set at 21.20. But the same day the Fuhrer had to return to Berlin, but because of the bad weather he could not use his plane. Forced to then ride the special train, Hitler began his speech as early as eight hours. At seven minutes past nine Hitler with his entourage he had to leave "Bürgerbräukeller", and precisely at 21.20 explosion.

Tribune, which has just appeared Hitler, were buried under the rubble. The explosion killed eight people, another 63 were injured, Hitler would not have survived, as with the shattered pillar collapsed roof of the building.
Failed escape

Immediately after the explosion, the investigation began, the border was closed, but few suspected that a terrorist had already been detained.

Elser was unlucky again. Around 20.45 the eighth November he was detained while trying to cross the border with Switzerland. Before that Georg Elser have repeatedly crossed the border to escape so he chose this country.

When George was caught at the border, he did not resist, but simply explained that he had lost his way. By that time, the explosion has not yet occurred, so Elser assumed that he be released after inspection, because the border he has not crossed and did not formally violated. At that time the border was only fifteen meters, and from the Swiss Georg separated only the usual striped barrier. But he made no attempt to escape.

Unfortunately for Elser, a search was long, as he found the lapels of his jacket lapel badge Red Front member of the Union. Border guards immediately called the local Gestapo, and that's when it was reported that the border closure and the arrest of all suspicious persons.

Total detained about 120 people, all of them with restraint questioned, but no one raised suspicions. By the time the investigation was engaged Obersturmbannfuehrer SS Franz Josef Huber, he managed to inspect the scene of the explosion and understand what to eat, to hollow out a niche for a bomb, likely had to work on his knees. Immediately the order was given to test the knees of all detainees. Swollen and scratched knees Elser became the first witness against him.

Then it was already a matter of technique, as pedantic interrogation replaced by more stringent measures. As a result, Elser started giving confessions. But these did not satisfy the recognition of the Nazis, because they did not believe that George could single-handedly turn the so tricky operation. The Nazis tried to link the attack with the actions of British intelligence, but Elser insisted that he acted alone.



As a "special prisoner" Georg Elser was placed in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and later transferred to Dachau. When the April 9, 1945 the Allies had approached the concentration camps, special order of Himmler Elser was shot and his body was cremated the next day.

Thus ended the story of Georg Elser, who single-handedly tried to stop Hitler, but to accomplish the conceived he lacked only 13 minutes.