He was executed by hanging on 2 February 1945 .
Had the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler of 1944 succeeded , Goerdeler would have served as the Chancellor of the new government .
Goerdeler was executed by hanging on 2 February 1945 .
Had the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler of 1944 succeeded , Goerdeler would have served as the Chancellor of the new government .