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Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk ( German: [ˈfʁants fɔn ˈpaːpn̩] ⓘ; 29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German national conservative, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and General Staff officer. He served as the chancellor of Germany in 1932, and then as the vice-chancellor under Adolf Hitler from ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Franz von Papen (born Oct. 29, 1879, Werl, Ger.—died May 2, 1969, Obersasbach, W.Ger.) was a German statesman and diplomat who played a leading role in dissolving the Weimar Republic and in helping Adolf Hitler to become German chancellor in 1933.
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Richard Rolfs, The Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Life of Franz von Papen (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996), rests upon a much thinner archival foundation, while Henry M. Adams and Robin K. Adams, Rebel Patriot: A Biography of Franz von Papen (Santa Barbara, CA: McNally & Loftin, 1987), is hagiographic and devoid of scholarly merit.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice. : This is a critical study of a man who helped Hitler into power and continued to serve him until the very end of the Third...
By Scott A. Beal. On May 31, 1932, Franz von Papen achieved the pinnacle of a long career serving his country when, in a surprising move, the aging President Paul von Hindenburg named him Chancellor of Germany. The hand of fate had taken an unusual route in guiding this career diplomat and spy to the helm of Germany.
Austria. perpetrators. Nuremberg. Franz von Papen (1879–1969) was former Chancellor of Germany (1932), Ambassador to Austria (1934–1938), and Ambassador to Turkey (1939–1944). As Ambassador to Austria, von Papen paved the way for the Anschluss (the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany).
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Life of Franz von Papen by Richard W. Rolfs, S.J. (review) David Owen Kieft; The Catholic Historical Review; The Catholic University of America Press; Volume 83, Number 3, July 1997; pp. 497-499; 10.1353/cat.1997.0036; Review
