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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hossbach Memorandum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hossbach Memorandum Context triple: [Nazi war aims, documentedIn, Hossbach Memorandum]
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A.
Tirpitz Plan
The Tirpitz Plan was a pre–World War I German naval expansion program that aimed to build a powerful battle fleet to challenge British maritime supremacy.
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B.
Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was a 1939 military and political alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that formalized their partnership on the eve of World War II.
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C.
Ebert–Groener Pact
The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.
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D.
Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was Imperial Germany’s pre–World War I military strategy for a rapid, decisive victory in the West—primarily by swiftly defeating France—before turning to fight Russia in the East.
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E.
Manstein Plan
The Manstein Plan was a German World War II operational strategy that called for a surprise armored thrust through the Ardennes to encircle Allied forces and rapidly defeat France in 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hossbach Memorandum Target entity description: 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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A.
Tirpitz Plan
The Tirpitz Plan was a pre–World War I German naval expansion program that aimed to build a powerful battle fleet to challenge British maritime supremacy.
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B.
Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was a 1939 military and political alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that formalized their partnership on the eve of World War II.
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C.
Ebert–Groener Pact
The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.
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D.
Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was Imperial Germany’s pre–World War I military strategy for a rapid, decisive victory in the West—primarily by swiftly defeating France—before turning to fight Russia in the East.
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E.
Manstein Plan
The Manstein Plan was a German World War II operational strategy that called for a surprise armored thrust through the Ardennes to encircle Allied forces and rapidly defeat France in 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conference record
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historical document ⓘ memorandum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hoßbach Memorandum
NERFINISHED
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Hoßbach-Niederschrift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedIn | German Federal Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Friedrich Hoßbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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