Stalin blocked two Hitler assassination attempts

Wow. I know Stalin was a tyrannical dictator in his own rights, but Stalin's paranoia overshadowed the possibility of being an actual hero. Who knows, if history would have happened differently, countless lives would have been spared and maybe a truce might have prevented the Cold War.

One reason he "might" have done this was because Stalin predicted that once Hitler was out of the picture, the allies would turn their attention towards him. Just my opinion though.

Maybe Stalin figured with Hitler dead, someone who actually was a good general would persue the war against Russia and win.

Maybe Stalin figured with Hitler dead, someone who actually was a good general would persue the war against Russia and win. That is the reason a British plan was never implemented. Operation Foxley : The plan was submitted in November 1944, but was never carried out because controversy remained over whether it was actually a good idea to kill Hitler.Hitler was by then considered to be such a poor strategist that it was believed whoever replaced him would probably lead a better war-effort. Additionally, Thornley argued that Germany was almost defeated and if Hitler were assassinated, he would b... [More]