Generals' Plot

The Generals' plot was an alleged coup d'etat by various Wehrmacht generals in the High Command as well as lower-level officers to overthrow Adolf Hitler in March 1939 during the Battle of France.

Hitler went on the radio to personally give news of the attempt, which was how most Germans had found out something had even happened. Some soldiers in the Wehrmacht serving on the front line found out how far reaching the alleged conspiracy went when the SS started sniffing around their units and arresting various officers.

As a result of the plot, the prestige and status of the Waffen-SS increased.