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Friedrich Hossbach | |
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Born | Unna, German Empire | 22 November 1894
Died | 10 September 1980 Göttingen, West Germany | (aged 85)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | German Army |
Years of service | 1913–45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 82nd Infantry Division LVI Panzer Corps 4th Army |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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.