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Word: oberasbach (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. Franz von Papen, 89, German diplomat and politician who loomed large in Hitler's rise to power; of a virus infection; in Oberasbach, West Germany. Germans called him "the sly old fox of politics." He was actually a chronic blunderer who had the aristocratic connections and great good luck to survive his gaffes. As a World War I military attaché in the U.S., his fumbling attempts at espionage and sabotage led to his expulsion. As a postwar politician, his machinations finally gained him the chancellorship in 1932, whereupon he brought Hitler into the government-and swiftly found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: May 9, 1969 | 5/9/1969 | See Source »

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