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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

Geli Raubal - World War II

Hitler portrayed on a 42 pfennig stamp from 1944. The term Grossdeutsches Reich (Greater German Reich) was first used in 1943 for the expanded Germany under his rule. Professional Assassin/Wikimedia Commons.

18. Germans Tried to Assassinate Him

After the successful D-Day invasion in 1944, many Germans realized that their war was doomed to fail. The next month, his own people tried to assassinate him in what came to be known as the July Plot. However, the plot failed, and the war dragged on, leading to increasingly dire consequences for Germany.

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