Hitler’s Plan To Destroy NYC

It was plausible, and it almost happened

By the end of 1944, Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich were gradually being encircled. In Italy, Allied forces continued to push deep into Italian territory. D-Day had gone off as planned and Paris was liberated by the end of the summer. In the east, Soviet troops would take Bucharest and Budapest and the red wave would soon crash upon Prussia’s shores.

Despite these setbacks, the Nazi regime had continued to develop their military technology and as the war deteriorated around them, their plans became more outlandish.

In 1944, a plan was hatched to strike terror into the hearts of the American citizens. There was resentment in the hearts of some in Europe regarding the American citizen’s safety during the war. That is why many plans were hatched to try and inflict damage upon them.

Why should they sit safe in their homes while the people of Europe struggled daily in the war?

The Japanese tried to send balloons via the jet stream. A long range bomber was designed to potentially fly across the Atlantic and back with the sole purpose of bombing New York City from German bases in Europe. These two did not come close to fruition but the plan to launch missiles via U-boat into New York harbor from hidden positions at sea, that almost…