Friedrich Hossbach

Friedrich Hossbach
Hossbach in 1934
Born(1894-11-22)22 November 1894
Unna, German Empire
Died10 September 1980(1980-09-10) (aged 85)
Göttingen, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch German Army
Years of service1913–45
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands82nd Infantry Division
LVI Panzer Corps
4th Army
Battles/warsWorld War I World War II
AwardsKnight'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.


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