A 1945 telegram from Hitler's successor was mistaken for a coup
A misunderstood telegram sent from a deep-underground bunker in 1945 triggered a dramatic internal collapse within the Nazi high command during the final days of World War II.
On April 23, 1945, Hermann Göring sent a high-stakes telegram to Adolf Hitler, who was then trapped in his Berlin bunker. Göring sought permission to take control of the crumbling Reich, citing a 1941 decree that named him Hitler's successor should the leader lose his freedom of action.
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