Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938
E39471
The Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 was a pivotal diplomatic encounter at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat where he coerced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg into concessions that paved the way for Germany’s annexation of Austria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T301134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 Context triple: [Anschluss of Austria, precededBy, Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938]
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Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
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B.
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the July–August 1945 meeting of Allied leaders Truman, Churchill/Attlee, and Stalin near Berlin to decide the postwar order, peace terms, and administration of defeated Germany and Europe.
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C.
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a pivotal 1943 World War II meeting where Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin coordinated military strategy against Nazi Germany and discussed plans for the postwar world.
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D.
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a pivotal 1945 World War II meeting where the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union negotiated the postwar reorganization of Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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E.
Moscow Conference of 1943
The Moscow Conference of 1943 was a World War II meeting of the Allied foreign ministers in Moscow that helped coordinate military strategy and laid groundwork for postwar international cooperation, including the creation of the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 Target entity description: The Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 was a pivotal diplomatic encounter at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat where he coerced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg into concessions that paved the way for Germany’s annexation of Austria.
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A.
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
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B.
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the July–August 1945 meeting of Allied leaders Truman, Churchill/Attlee, and Stalin near Berlin to decide the postwar order, peace terms, and administration of defeated Germany and Europe.
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C.
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a pivotal 1943 World War II meeting where Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin coordinated military strategy against Nazi Germany and discussed plans for the postwar world.
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D.
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a pivotal 1945 World War II meeting where the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union negotiated the postwar reorganization of Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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E.
Moscow Conference of 1943
The Moscow Conference of 1943 was a World War II meeting of the Allied foreign ministers in Moscow that helped coordinate military strategy and laid groundwork for postwar international cooperation, including the creation of the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic meeting
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historical event ⓘ prelude to the Anschluss ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
facilitating German annexation of Austria
ⓘ
forcing political changes within Austria ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Anschluss of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Anschluss
German annexation of Austria ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Hitler’s aim to incorporate Austria into the Third Reich
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Nazi Germany’s expansionist policy ⓘ |
| hasContext |
breakdown of the post-World War I order in Central Europe
ⓘ
interwar European diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasCountryInvolved |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRepresented |
Kurt Schuschnigg
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
Adolf Hitler ⓘ
surface form:
German Führer Adolf Hitler
|
| hasLocation |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Berchtesgaden ⓘ Germany ⓘ Obersalzberg ⓘ |
| hasNature |
coercive diplomacy
ⓘ
ultimatum-like negotiations ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Austrian concessions to Nazi Germany
ⓘ
increased German influence over Austria ⓘ paving the way for the annexation of Austria ⓘ strengthening Nazi control in Central Europe ⓘ undermining Austrian sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Austrian delegation ⓘ German delegation ⓘ Kurt Schuschnigg ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important milestone in Nazi Germany’s pre-war aggression
ⓘ
key step in dismantling Austrian independence ⓘ |
| involvesConcessionsBy | Kurt Schuschnigg ⓘ |
| involvesDemandFrom | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| involvesIdeology | Nazism ⓘ |
| involvesPolicy |
Anschluss of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Anschluss policy
|
| involvesPressureOn |
Austrian federal government
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian government
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| isPartOf |
events leading to World War II
ⓘ
prelude to Nazi territorial expansion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Austrian crisis of 1938
ⓘ
German–Austrian relations in the interwar period ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
ⓘ
pre-World War II Europe ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat
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Berghof ⓘ |
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Subject: Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 Description of subject: The Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 was a pivotal diplomatic encounter at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat where he coerced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg into concessions that paved the way for Germany’s annexation of Austria.
Referenced by (1)
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