Hossbach Memorandum
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The Hossbach Memorandum is a 1937 secret German military conference record that revealed Adolf Hitler’s expansionist plans and is often cited as key evidence of Nazi Germany’s premeditated aggression before World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hossbach Memorandum canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conference record
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historical document ⓘ memorandum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hoßbach Memorandum
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Hoßbach-Niederschrift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedIn | German Federal Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi leadership ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Hoßbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | secret ⓘ |
| compiledFrom | notes taken during Hitler’s conference on 5 November 1937 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| createdFor | internal military and political leadership of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | 1937-11-05 ⓘ |
| describes |
Hitler’s intention to acquire Austria
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Hitler’s intention to acquire Czechoslovakia ⓘ plans for territorial expansion in Europe ⓘ |
| documentType | typed memorandum based on notes ⓘ |
| evidentialRole |
evidence of planning of wars of aggression
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evidence of premeditated aggression by Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to the question of German responsibility for World War II
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key document in debates on Nazi war aims ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Reich Chancellery, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
need to solve Germany’s space and food problems
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risk of conflict with Britain and France ⓘ |
| participantRecorded |
Adolf Hitler
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Erich Raeder NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Göring NERFINISHED ⓘ Konstantin von Neurath NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner von Blomberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner von Fritsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | interwar period ⓘ |
| recordsEvent | secret conference of 5 November 1937 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anschluss
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German rearmament ⓘ Sudeten Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historiographical debate on intentionalism vs functionalism ⓘ |
| timeHorizonDiscussed | 1943–1945 ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | 1937-11-10 ⓘ |
| topic |
German foreign policy objectives
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Lebensraum in Eastern Europe ⓘ Nazi expansionist plans ⓘ possible war scenarios for Germany ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceIn |
International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
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Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Friedrich Hoßbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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