▁details ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁were ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁joint ▁Irish ▁and ▁British ▁w arg aming ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Plan ▁W ▁— ▁the ▁combined ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁German ▁invasion . ▁ ▁H emp el ▁would ▁try ▁to ▁neg ate ▁the ▁fear ▁generated ▁within ▁the ▁Irish ▁political ▁establishment ▁by ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁Plan ▁Kath le en . ▁He ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁by ▁unders cor ing ▁German ▁offers ▁of ▁military ▁assistance ▁should ▁Britain ▁in va de ▁É ire . ▁ ▁The ▁Kurt ▁Student ▁Plan ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Plan ▁Kath le en , ▁or ▁a ▁w iden ed ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁sur fac ed ▁again ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁during ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁During ▁an ▁audience ▁with ▁Hitler , ▁General ▁Kurt ▁Student , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁ 1 1 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps , ▁discussed ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁É ire ▁free ▁from , ▁and ▁un occup ied ▁by , ▁German ▁troops . ▁The ▁discuss ions ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁O bers al z berg ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁where ▁Student ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁w ounds ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Holland . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁Hitler ▁was ▁still ▁considering ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁within ▁this ▁context ▁that ▁Student ▁suggested ▁a ▁di version ary ▁par atro oper ▁attack ▁on ▁Northern ▁Ireland ,