An interesting “What If”, had we allowed the German Monarchy to continue. Would there have been Hitler?
> An interesting “What If”, had we allowed the German Monarchy to continue. <
Wilhelm II made the same mistake as did Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel III. All three became tainted by wartime losses. And all three refused to abdicate until it was too late.
Earlier abdications in favor of more popular royals might have saved the thrones. Then maybe no Hitler and no Lenin. But those guys just couldn’t pull the trigger. Ego above all.
There’s a quote from Churchill, paraphrasing: - If a Hohenzollern, Hapsburg or a Wittelsbach had been allowed to stay on their respective thrones, there would have been no Hitler.
The monarchy would never have survived. The German people had had it with the Hohenzollerns. Not only were millions of men gone, Germany had lost much pre war territory, and the state, whoever ruled was subject to staggering reparations.