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Franz von Papen

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Franz von Papen , 1879-1969, German politician. Appointed (1913) military attaché to the German embassy in Washington, he was implicated in espionage activities that led (1915) the U.S. government to request his recall. He subsequently served in Turkey during World War I and, after the war, entered politics. He was (1921-32) a member of the Catholic Center party in the Prussian parliament. Although a political unknown, he was chosen (June, 1932) by President Paul von Hindenburg to succeed Heinrich Brüning as German chancellor in the hope that he could obtain support from right and... Read more
Franz von Papen
Franz von Papen Franz von Papen (1879-1969) was one of the conservative...prepare the way for the Third Reich. Von Papen came from a landowning Westphalian...principles were essentially the same. Von Papen now decided to work for the appointment... Read more
Papen, Franz von
Papen, Franz von (1879–1969),chancellor of Germany from June to November 1932 who...all else about him is forgotten,’ wrote an obituarist, ‘ Franz von Papen will be remembered as the man who held his hands for Hitler to leap into... Read more

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