What were they going to do once Hitler died?
What was the exact plan to be put forth after the confirmation of Hitler's death?
shareThe movie suggests that the Berlin garrison needed to be put on alert much faster, so as to arrest any of Hitler's successors. Valkyrie was somewhat sufficient enough to operate through chain of command assuming each commander recognized orders from a superior. The German solider follwed the supreme leader not a constitution. What brought Hitler to power could have brought him down, as long as there was no conflicting orders. Presumably, the first priority would have been to withdrawal to defensive positions on the Eastern Front immediately, and authorize Rommel or Rundstedt to grant a cease fire in France.
shareThe Allies would not have gone along with a cease-fire in France. It would have had to have been an unconditional surrender, and the plotters were not about to go for that.
shareThat's a good point.
In late June, early July, the Allies were, still, stuck in the bocage. Another set of orders for Rundstedt could've directed more tanks and/ or strategic retreats that could've extended either front for another two years.
Remember, Germany, still, had armament production.
Hitler refused retreats. He had no strategy and he was delusional. So were some of his marshals, though.