Kreuznach Conference

The Kreuznach Conference refers to several conferences held during 1917 in Bad Kreuznach, then headquarters of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) - the German Supreme Army Command.

The first Kreuznach Conference of April 23, 1917 brought together mainly political and military leaders of the Reich to define the war aims of the Reich, then occupying power of a significant part of Europe.^[1]
The second conference of May 17–18, 1917 was a meeting between the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, and the Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary Charles, the first after the enthronement of the Austro-Hungarian monarch on November 22, 1916. The aim of this conference was to establish a common framework for the Central Powers' policy.^[2]
The third conference of August 9, 1917 was held to define German policy towards the dual monarchy following publication of the Papal Note of August 1.
The fourth conference of October 7, 1917 was convened to define a new program of war aims.
The final conference of December 19, 1917 was held to redefine the Reich's Eastern policy.

References

^ Farrar, L. L. (1 December 1976). "Separate Peace - General Peace - Total War: The Crisis in German Policy during the Spring of 1917". Militaergeschichtliche Zeitschrift. 20 (2): 51–80. doi:10.1524/mgzs.1976.20.2.51.
^ Snell, John L. (1951). "Benedict XV, Wilson, Michaelis, and German Socialism". The Catholic Historical Review. 37 (2): 151–178. ISSN 0008-8080. JSTOR 25015254. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[1] Farrar, L. L. (1 December 1976). "Separate Peace - General Peace - Total War: The Crisis in German Policy during the Spring of 1917". Militaergeschichtliche Zeitschrift. 20 (2): 51–80. doi:10.1524/mgzs.1976.20.2.51.

[2] Snell, John L. (1951). "Benedict XV, Wilson, Michaelis, and German Socialism". The Catholic Historical Review. 37 (2): 151–178. ISSN 0008-8080. JSTOR 25015254. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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