Originally Posted by
Stimme
Did he? As far as I remember he wasn't that fond of Hitler but also wished Germany to be the high nation of Europe or even the world. Had he succeeded in assassinating Hitler, he would have caused Germany's capitulation to his enemies. The country's faith would thus have been the same as with his failure but think about the outcome of possible negotiations between the Third Reich and the allies: No bombing of German cities shortly before the end of the war, no 'burned soil', no desperate acts to gain new territories in Russia with high prices (the loss of many German soldiers) to pay.
On Thiazi I once read an user's post about Speer's Germania-Berlin being possible if Germany had negotiated soon enough so that the allies had not destroyed it. German culture would have gained great reputation in the world for such a beautiful city.
Was he a traitor to Hitler? Absolutely. Was he a traitor to National Socialism? I doubt this for he was still a high rank member of the Wehrmacht fighting the allies, Germany's enemies. A traitor would not have done this if he had not believed in the NS ideology.