The Hossbach Memorandum was held on 5 November 1937 by Adolf
Hitler and his military and foreign policy leadership where Adolf
Hitler's future expansionist policies were outlined. The meeting marked a
turning point in Adolf
Hitler's foreign policies, which then began to radicalise. It outlined Adolf
Hitler's plans for expansion in Europe. According to the Memorandum, Adolf
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 although the
National Socialists never let on about their financial problems. Adolf
Hitler wanted a full-scale European war with Britain and France between 1941,
1944 and 1945. The memorandum was named for the keeper of the minutes of the meeting,
Adolf Hitler's
military adjutant, Colonel Count Friedrich Hossbach. Besides Colonel Hossbach
and Adolf Hitler,
those attending the meeting were the Reich Foreign Minister Konstantin
von Neurath, the Reich War Minister Field Marshal Werner
von Blomberg, the Army Commander General Werner
von Fritsch, the Kriegsmarine Commander Admiral Erich
Raeder and the Luftwaffe Commander Hermann
Göring.
On 6 November 1937, Italy joins the Anti-Comintern
Pact.
On 10 November 1937, The Hossbach Memorandum was completed, which
outlined Adolf
Hitler's plans for German autarchy and future expansion.
M9
Minesweeper
Launched 16 November 1937
R21
R-boat
Launched 17 November 1937
Lord Halifax met Adolf
Hitler at Berchtesgaden in southern Germany on 19 November 1937, he failed
to achieve any official agreements with the German leader, and gave Adolf
Hitler's the confidence that the current British government would be likely
to concede to future German demands. Upon his return, Lord Halifax reported that
Adolf Hitler
did not appear to be pursuing war.
T5
Torpedo boat
Launched 22 November 1937
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