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Kreuznach Conference

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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

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  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.