In April 1944, HYDRA took possession of an old castle on an island in the Nazi-occupied Danish Straits. Fitz and "Daniels" were close to the portal's location, when Fitz discovered that "Daniels" was actually Hive, possessing Daniels' corpse. And if you cross over to that other side, you will finally see that your faith in HYDRA was never misplaced. When Sosua was tasked to deliver an item to one of Howard Stark's men at Hotel Roosevelt, he successfully accomplished the mission.

Devoid of leadership, HYDRA operatives were reluctant when Grant Ward decided that he would take the reins of leadership. HYDRA SS Uniform: As the SS division, HYDRA mostly used the standard grey and black uniforms of the Schutzstaffel. A key ingredient for the serum was given to a HYDRA member in the United States of America, Wilfred Malick, and he was tasked to deliver it to Germany by Viola. However, only the cybernetic components worked, and the organs were severely affected, leading Garrett to look for a solution to perfect Deathlok and to prevent his slow-coming death.D. in creating Pleasant Hill and discovered that Kobik could alter people's memories to make them believe they had been members of the Hydra of which the Red Skull had told them stories.

He informed his superior officer, Wilfred Malick, regarding his suspicions, unaware that Malick was a high ranking HYDRA member himself. The United States Armed Forces would continue to locate and apprehend HYDRA agents, dismantling the new HYDRA cells. Ruby Hale tried to stopped them, but Creel stayed behind while Coulson and Talbot escaped via the Phase Harmonic Teleportation Device.HYDRA's abandonment of the Nazi cause is more elaborated in a deleted scene from Captain America: The First Avenger where a HYDRA Uber Tank fires at regular German troops before it captures the future Howling Commandos.