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*SS splits into the German and Burgundian Schutzstaffel
[[File:Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg|25px]] [[Reinhard Heydrich]]
[[File:Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg|25px]] [[Oskar Dirlewanger]] (MIAAWOL)
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The SS Rebellion, or the ''Schutzstaffel'' Rebellion, was an armed insurrection led by [[Heinrich Himmler]] and the leadership of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) during the stagnation of the German ''Reich'' in the 1950s and, at the height of the [[West Russian War]].
=== Background ===
The victory over the Allies in the Second World War brought significant wealth and prestige for theto GermansGermany. The empire's'Reich''’s economy underwent rapid growth and expansion, due mostly to the Reich'sits vast conquest of landconquests across Europe and former colonial holdings in Africa.
However, this prosperity and economic growth was short-lived, as ambitious projects sought by [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Albert Speer]] drained the German treasury, which inevitably caused economic stagnation and financial crisis.
The ''SchützstaffelSchutzstaffel'', led by Heinrich Himmler, slowly became disgusted with what they saw as political and social degeneration of the ''Reich''. Soon, plans were laid out by the SS's Leadership to seize power in a coup d'etat and run Germany on their own terms.
=== The Plan ===
The plan was simple. Taking advantage of the chaoschaotic situation sowncaused by the [[West Russian War]], SS Units began to prepare for the coup. By shifting key Waffen-SS forces just behind the frontlines of the Wehrmacht under the guise of enacting anti-partisan activities, they could take ''Heer'' units by surprise. Meanwhile, locally-quartered SS garrisons seized the capital of Germania and ousted Hitler from his position as Fuhrer''Führer''.
=== The Revelation and Collapse ===
Unbeknowst to the Schützstaffel'sSS leadership, Heer General Hans Speidel with other generals in the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) discovered the Schützstaffel'sSS’s plan to divide and conquer Germania. SeeingWIth no other choice, Heer units across the front attacked the SS who were planning to strike from their rear, driving many SS units to either surrender or flee; the [[Dirlewanger Brigade|36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS]] was pushed deeper into Russia by the Heer's counterattack, seizing the city of Orsk, and establishing a kleptocratic bandit-based regime.
=== Hitler's Compromise ===
Hitler, having been notified directly by OKH about the SS Coup and the plans, summoned Himmler. HitlerRevealing showedhis theknowledge plansof toHimmler’s Himmlerplans, andHitler openlyaccused toldHimmler him that he had committedof treason against the Reich. However, Hitler knew that the SSsituation hadwas gainedsuch sothat mucharresting influenceHimmler andwould powerhave thatled anyto punitivecivil actionunrest, taken against Himmler would kickstartforseeably a civil war between Germany and the SS.
As a compromise, Hitler toldoffered Himmler thatthe heopportunity andto hisestablish staffthe would[[Burgundy|''Ordenstaat'' beof sentBurgundy]] offfrom the territories of to Reichskommissariat Belgien-Nord Frankreich, which had recently been ceded newto territoriesGermany fromby the French State. The SS would be split in half,Germany withproper Himmler'swould Staffbe takingtransferred half, andto the other halfcommand of the SSrelatively remainingmore in Germany, under the command ofmoderate [[Reinhard Heydrich. Himmler agreed, and set off, forming [[Burgundy|SS State of Burgundy]] shortly after. The coup had effectively been cut short.
=== Consequences ===
Himmler's SS was effectively exiled to the Reichskommissariat in Burgundy, and the German SS was reshuffledreorganised. SignificantLarge numbers of loyal Waffen-SS divisions still remained in Germania under Reinhard Heydrich. Although officially distinct from the Burgundian SS, manythe speculateGerman that Heydrich's leadershipSS is juststrongly ainfluenced ruseby Burgundy, with Himmler still being de facto leader of the German SS.
The ''Wehrmacht''’s traditional distrust of the SS intensified as a result of the attempted coup, and spread to other areas of political life in Germany, especially among the conservative and reformist factions.
Due to the effects of the coup, Wehrmacht Officers and personnel still distrust the SS for their attempted coup, with many speculating that Himmler didn't truly end his quest to cleanse the Reich, and is planning to launch a second attempt from Ordenstaat Burgundy, away from the prying eyes of the rest of Germania.
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