Franz von Papen

Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (1879 - 1969) was an officer and German politician.

Wire of landowner, it is born with Werl in Westphalia on October 29th, 1879. After a military training in the cavalry, von Papen begins a diplomatic career as a military attach3e with Washington and Mexico City. In 1915 it is recalled in Germany and takes share with the First World War on the western face. In 1917, he is staff officer on the face is.

After the First World War, it turns to the policy and engages in the catholic party, the Zentrum, to become the leader and the chancellor about it. Chancellor of Reich of June 1932 at December 1932, vice-chancellor ( Vizekanzler ) of Adolf Hitler of the January 30th 1933 with the August 7th 1934, then ambassador with Vienna in 1934, then with Ankara of 1939 with 1944. Monarchist in the beginning, preserving catholic, it was excluded from the Zentrum to have caused the fall of the government Brüning, it helped Adolf Hitler to reach the capacity, then supported his foreign policy. Judged, he was discharged by the Tribunal of Nuremberg in 1946, in front of which he was shown of concerted plan or plot and crimes against peace, but was condemned shortly after by the courts of denazification. He was released in 1949.

Personal friend of several popes: (Ambrogio Ratti (future Black and white XI), known during the Weimar Republic, Eugenio Pacelli, (future Pie XII), known whereas he was nuncio in Germany, Angelo Roncalli (future Jean XXIII) whereas they were both in station with Ankara during the war), it was named on several occasions private Chambellan of the pope, the last time in 1959 by Jean XXIII.

Died in Obersasbach (Germany) on May 2nd, 1969.

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  • the lawsuit of Franz von Papen in Nuremberg - TRIAL WATCH

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