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The Göring telegram was a message sent by Hermann Göring, ... On 1 September 1939, on the outbreak of the Second World War with Germany's invasion of Poland, ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946) "Göring" and "Goering" redirect here. For other uses, see Göring (disambiguation). Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Göring on trial, c. 1946 16th President of the Reichstag In office 30 August 1932 – 23 April 1945 President ...
The 1 September 1939 Reichstag speech is a speech made by Adolf Hitler at an Extraordinary Session of the German Reichstag on the day of the German invasion of Poland. The speech served as public declaration of war against Poland and thus of the commencement of World War II ( Germany did not submit a formal declaration of war to Poland).
Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—China, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France.
The Danzig crisis was an important prelude to World War II.The crisis lasted from March 1939 until the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939. The crisis began when tensions escalated between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic over the Free City of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk, Poland).
Dahlerus flew back to Berlin and gave the letter to Göring that night, who declared that Hitler must be informed immediately of its contents. Dahlerus accepted Göring's invitation to come to the Chancellory and meet Hitler for the first time, despite the lateness of the hour. [11] [52] German submarine U-43 was commissioned.
Göring did not share Hitler's interest in Lebensraum ("living space") as for him, merely having Eastern Europe in the German economic sphere of influence was sufficient. [40] In this context, having Austria annexed to Germany was the key towards bringing Eastern Europe into Göring's desired Grossraumwirtschaft ("greater economic space").
French declaration of war on Germany (1939) G. German war crimes; Göring telegram; Greater Germanic Reich; Guderian-Plan; H. Haigerloch research reactor; Himmler's ...