He was a German staff officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who, in 1937, was the military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Hossbach created the document which later became known as the Hossbach Memorandum. The Hossbach Memorandum was the summary of a meeting on November 5, 1937 between German dictator Adolf Hitler and his military and foreign policy leadership where Hitler's future expansionist policies were outlined. The meeting marked a turning point in Hitler's foreign policies, which then began to radicalize. It outlined Hitler's plans for expansion in Europe. According to the Memorandum, Hitler did not want war in 1939 with Britain and France. What he wanted was small wars of plunder to help support Germany's struggling economy.
He was a German staff officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who, in 1937, was the military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Hossbach created the document which later became known as the Hossbach Memorandum. The Hossbach Memorandum was the summary of a meeting on November 5, 1937 between German dictator Adolf Hitler and his military and foreign policy leadership where Hitler's future expansionist policies were outlined. The meeting marked a turning point in Hitler's foreign policies, which then began to radicalize. It outlined Hitler's plans for expansion in Europe. According to the Memorandum, Hitler did not want war in 1939 with Britain and France. What he wanted was small wars of plunder to help support Germany's struggling economy.
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