Blomberg–Fritsch affair

Target entity: Blomberg–Fritsch affair
Context triple: [Werner von Blomberg, notableEvent, Blomberg–Fritsch affair]

• A. Hauptmann von Köpenick affair
  The Hauptmann von Köpenick affair was a 1906 incident in which an impostor dressed as a Prussian army officer seized control of the town hall in Köpenick and stole the city treasury, famously exposing the blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire.
• B. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• C. Távora affair
  The Távora affair was an 18th-century political scandal and alleged assassination plot in Portugal that led to the brutal execution of members of the powerful Távora family and strengthened the absolutist rule of the Marquis of Pombal.
• D. Nechayev affair
  The Nechayev affair was a notorious 1869 Russian revolutionary conspiracy and murder scandal involving Sergei Nechayev, which exposed the extremism of radical nihilist politics and inspired later literary and political critiques.
• E. Dunera affair
  The Dunera affair was a World War II incident in which over 2,000 mainly Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany were wrongly deported by Britain to internment camps in Australia under harsh and unjust conditions.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Blomberg–Fritsch affair
Target entity description: The Blomberg–Fritsch affair was a 1938 political scandal in Nazi Germany engineered by Hitler and his inner circle to remove War Minister Werner von Blomberg and Army Commander Werner von Fritsch, thereby consolidating Hitler’s control over the military.

• A. Hauptmann von Köpenick affair
  The Hauptmann von Köpenick affair was a 1906 incident in which an impostor dressed as a Prussian army officer seized control of the town hall in Köpenick and stole the city treasury, famously exposing the blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire.
• B. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• C. Távora affair
  The Távora affair was an 18th-century political scandal and alleged assassination plot in Portugal that led to the brutal execution of members of the powerful Távora family and strengthened the absolutist rule of the Marquis of Pombal.
• D. Nechayev affair
  The Nechayev affair was a notorious 1869 Russian revolutionary conspiracy and murder scandal involving Sergei Nechayev, which exposed the extremism of radical nihilist politics and inspired later literary and political critiques.
• E. Dunera affair
  The Dunera affair was a World War II incident in which over 2,000 mainly Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany were wrongly deported by Britain to internment camps in Australia under harsh and unjust conditions.
• F. None of above. chosen