00:00By 1942, as the tide of war began to turn, Beck became more directly involved in conspiracies to overthrow Hitler.
00:09He was a central person to the secret meetings among military and civilian opponents of the Nazi regime.
00:16The conspirators saw him as a figurehead who could lead a provincial government once Hitler was removed.
00:22By 1944, Germany's position was rapidly deteriorating.
00:27The Red Army advanced from the east while the Allies prepared for the invasion of France.
00:34Inside the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of the German Reich, doubts about the Nazi regime spread.
00:40Officers who had once supported Hitler now feared the total destruction of Germany.
00:46The conspirators concluded that only Hitler's death could open the way for peace.
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