Why abducting Hitler in 1938 could create a martyr

What if Hitler had been abducted in 1938, before the Second World War began?

The answer warns that the operation could turn Hitler into a hero or martyr, while lacking the later legal framework used after the war.

Moving a hypothetical abduction of Hitler back to 1938 changes the political circumstances. The answer argues that an external seizure could turn him into a hero or martyr despite the crimes already committed by his regime. It also distinguishes the legal setting before the war from the framework used in the postwar trials. The discussion points to the difficulty of establishing precedents that could implicate the victors' own conduct, using bomber operations as its example.