Locarno Treaties - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic
The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (German Weimarer Republik, IPA: [ˈvaɪ̯marÉ™r repuˈbliË...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristide Briand: Encyclopedia - Aristide Briand
Aristide Briand (March 28, 1862 – March 7, 1932) was a French statesman. He was born at Nantes, of a bourgeois family. He studied law, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Controlled Revolution: The Establishment Of The Republic 1918–1919
From 1916 onwards, the 1871 German Empire had effectively been governed by the military, led by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siegfried Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Siegfried Line - Typical Basic Construction Types
At the start of each construction programme, basic construction prototypes were laid out on the drawing board and then built, sometimes b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Controlled Revolution: The Establishment Of The Republic 1918-1919
From 1916 onwards, the 1871 German Empire had effectively been governed by the military, led by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siegfried Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Siegfried Line - The Siegfried Line As A Propaganda Tool
The Siegfried Line was much more valuable as a propaganda tool than as a military defence. German propaganda, both at home and abroad, re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Reasons For The Weimar Republic's Failure
The Weimar Republic's catastrophic collapse is the subject of continued debate. Although Hitler became Reichskanzler legally through mech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siegfried Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Siegfried Line - Clashes On The Siegfried Line
In August 1944 the first clashes took place by the Siegfried Line. The section of the line now fought over the most was the Hürtgenwald ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Other Roles
Writers John Cornwell and Ian Kershaw are amongst the modern commentators who have studied the role of Ludwig Kaas and his alliance to Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Hitler's Chancellorship And The Death Of The Weimar Republic 1933
Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor on the morning of January 30, 1933 in what some observers later described as a brief and indifferent ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siegfried Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Siegfried Line - Construction Programmes 1938 – 1940
There were several distinct construction phases on the Siegfried Line: Border Watch programme (pioneering programme) for the most advanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siegfried Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Siegfried Line - Reactivation Of The Siegfried Line 1944
With the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, war in the west broke out once more and a new situation arose. On August 24, 1944 Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Early Years: Internal Conflict 1919–1923
The Republic was under great pressure from both left and right-wing extremists. The left accused the ruling Social Democrats of having be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Republic Crumbles And Hitler's Support Rises 1930-1932
Weimar Republic - Loss of credibility for the Republic. The last years of the Weimar republic were stamped by even more political insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Stresemann's Golden Era 1923-1929
Gustav Stresemann was Reichskanzler for a brief period in 1923, and served as Foreign Minister from 1923-1929, a period of relative stabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Early Years: Internal Conflict 1919-1923
The Republic was under great pressure from both left and right-wing extremists. The left accused the ruling Social Democrats of having be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Hitler's Chancellorship And The Death Of The Weimar Republic 1933
Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor on the morning of January 30, 1933 in what some observers later described as a brief and indifferent ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Reasons For The Weimar Republic's Failure
The Weimar Republic's catastrophic collapse is the subject of continued debate. Although Hitler became Reichskanzler legally through mech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Stresemann's Golden Era 1923–1929
Gustav Stresemann was Reichskanzler for a brief period in 1923, and served as Foreign Minister from 1923-1929, a period of relative stabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Other Roles
Writers John Cornwell and Ian Kershaw are amongst the modern commentators who have studied the role of Ludwig Kaas and his alliance to Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Republic Crumbles And Hitler's Support Rises 1930–1932
Weimar Republic - Loss of credibility for the Republic. The last years of the Weimar republic were stamped by even more political insta...   » Read the article