Odilo Globocnik

Odilo Globocnik (d. 2011) was an Austrian Nazi who served in the SS, and who briefly held the office of Führer of the Greater German Reich.

When Lothar Prützmann, Reichsführer-SS launched a putsch against reformer Heinz Buckliger in 2011, Globocnik was installed as the new Führer while Buckliger was placed under house arrest. However, the Putsch failed a few days later when rumors circulated that Prützmann was a Jew and the Wermacht moved to support Buckliger. When Globocnik was taken into custody by the Wermacht, a crowd rushed forward, beat him to death, and hung his body from a tree.

Globocnik's brief term was marked generally by disdain and derision from the German people. As Willi Dorsch put it, "Who the hell pays attention to the Odilo Globocniks of the world?" The only televised speech Globocnik made was incoherent, and the only person who demonstrated any faith in Globocnik was Lothar Prützmann.

Literary Comment
It's certainly the case that this Odilo Globocnik is not the original historical figure, but Turtledove does not address their possible relationship, or even acknowledge the historical figure.