Extracts from a speech, criticizing Hitler's totalitarian leadership and his claim that his movement should govern "the whole nation"
Authors
Franz Papen, von (Vice-Chancellor; ambassador)
Franz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)
- Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl)
- Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach)
- Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
- Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party
- Member of: Union-Klub
- Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant)
- Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance)
Date: 12 October 1932
Literal Title: Extracts from Frankfurter Zeitung . . . Von Papen's address, as Chancellor, delivered in Munich on 12 October 1932.
Defendant: Franz Papen, von
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-3317
Citation: IMT (page 3244)
HLSL Item No.: 453486
Notes:The prosecution contrasted von Papen's statements in 1932 with his later work in the Nazi regime. See also PS 3313, 3314, and 3318.
Document Summary
PS-3317: Photostat of Reichsausgabe of Frankfurter Zeitung from 13 Oct 1932 containing speech of Papen against Nazis