The Generals' plot was an alleged coup d'etat by various Wehrmacht generals and aristocrats to overthrow Adolf Hitler. The plot was uncovered in January 1939, concurrent with the Battle of France. Several of the plotters were killed, and the remainder were imprisoned in Dachau. The German government immediately clamped down on all news outlets to insure news of the plot did not become public, to prevent Germany from looking weak to its enemies. Two generals known to have been part of the plot were Franz Halder and Werner von Fritsche.