Friedrich Hossbach (22 November 1894 – 10 September 1980) was a German staff officer in the Wehrmacht who in 1937 was the military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Hossbach created the document that later became known as the Hossbach Memorandum.
In early 1938, Hossbach was present when Hitler was presented by Goering with a file purporting to show that General von Fritsch, the commander-in-chief of the Army, was guilty of homosexual practices. In defiance of Hitler's orders, Hossbach took the file to Fritsch to warn him of the accusations that he was about to face. Fritsch gave his word as an officer that the charges were untrue, and Hossbach passed that message back to Hitler. That did not, as it might have, cost Hossbach his life, but he was dismissed from his post as Hitler's adjutant two days later.[2]
Hossbach was restored to the general staff in 1939 and promoted to major general on 1 March 1942. Exactly five months later, he was promoted again to lieutenant general, and his last promotion occurred on 1 November 1943, when he became general of infantry and was given command of the 56th Panzer Corps. He spent the next two years on the Eastern Front. He took over as commander of the 4th Army on 28 January 1945 but was dismissed two days later for defying Hitler's orders and withdrawing his troops from East Prussia in fear of a second Stalingrad.[3]
Awardsedit
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 September 1914) & 1st Class (26 May 1916)[4]
Jones, Michael (2011) "Total War. From Stalingrad to Berlin". John Murray, London. ISBN978 1 8485 4231 0
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN978-3-7909-0284-6.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN978-3-7648-2299-6.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Friedrich Hossbach news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Friedrich Hossbach 22 November 1894 10 September 1980 was a German staff officer in the Wehrmacht who in 1937 was the military adjutant to Adolf Hitler Hossbach created the document that later became known as the Hossbach Memorandum Friedrich HossbachHossbach in 1934Born 1894 11 22 22 November 1894Unna German EmpireDied10 September 1980 1980 09 10 aged 85 Gottingen West GermanyAllegiance German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi GermanyService wbr branch German ArmyYears of service1913 45RankGeneral of the InfantryCommands held82nd Infantry DivisionLVI Panzer Corps4th ArmyBattles warsWorld War I World War IIAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyCareer editHossbach created the document that later became known as the Hossbach Memorandum a report of a meeting held on 5 November 1937 between Hitler and Feldmarschall Werner von Blomberg General Werner von Fritsch Admiral Erich Raeder Generaloberst Hermann Goring Baron Konstantin von Neurath and Hossbach The account of Hossbach was found among the Nuremberg papers where it was an important piece of evidence 1 In early 1938 Hossbach was present when Hitler was presented by Goering with a file purporting to show that General von Fritsch the commander in chief of the Army was guilty of homosexual practices In defiance of Hitler s orders Hossbach took the file to Fritsch to warn him of the accusations that he was about to face Fritsch gave his word as an officer that the charges were untrue and Hossbach passed that message back to Hitler That did not as it might have cost Hossbach his life but he was dismissed from his post as Hitler s adjutant two days later 2 Hossbach was restored to the general staff in 1939 and promoted to major general on 1 March 1942 Exactly five months later he was promoted again to lieutenant general and his last promotion occurred on 1 November 1943 when he became general of infantry and was given command of the 56th Panzer Corps He spent the next two years on the Eastern Front He took over as commander of the 4th Army on 28 January 1945 but was dismissed two days later for defying Hitler s orders and withdrawing his troops from East Prussia in fear of a second Stalingrad 3 Awards editIron Cross 1914 2nd Class 26 September 1914 amp 1st Class 26 May 1916 4 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 11 May 1940 and 1st Class 30 May 1940 4 Honour Roll Clasp of the Army 22 July 1941 4 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 7 October 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie Regiment 82 Oak Leaves on 11 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and acting commander of LVI PanzerkorpsReferences editCitations edit Documents of German Foreign Policy I pp 29 39 William Shirer The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich p 315 Who s who in Nazi Germany p 126 a b c Thomas 1997 p 302 Bibliography edit Jones Michael 2011 Total War From Stalingrad to Berlin John Murray London ISBN 978 1 8485 4231 0 Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Thomas Franz 1997 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 1 A K The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 1 A K in German Osnabruck Germany Biblio Verlag ISBN 978 3 7648 2299 6 Who s Who in Nazi Germany Routledge 1995 ISBN 0 415 12723 8 Military officesPreceded byGeneralmajor Gerhard Berthold Commander of 31 Infanterie Division20 January 1942 24 February 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Kurt PfliegerPreceded byGeneralleutnant Josef Lehmann Commander of 82 Infanterie Division1 April 1942 6 July 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Alfred BantschPreceded byOberst Hermann Florke Commander of 31 Infanterie Division15 May 1943 2 August 1943 Succeeded byOberst Kurt MoehringPreceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Ferdinand Schaal Commander of LVI Panzer Corps1 August 1943 14 November 1943 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Anton GrasserPreceded byGeneral der Infanterie Anton Grasser Commander of LVI Panzer Corps9 December 1943 14 June 1944 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Johannes BlockPreceded byGeneral der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch Commander of 4 Armee18 July 1944 29 January 1945 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Friedrich Wilhelm Muller Portal nbsp BiographyFriedrich Hossbach at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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