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'''Friedrich von Boetticher''' (October 14, 1881 in [[Berthelsdorf]]; September 28, 1967 in [[Bielefeld]])<ref>Alfred M. Beck: ''Hitler's Ambivalent Attaché: Gen.Lt. Friedrich von Boetticher in America 1933–1941.'' [[University_of_Nebraska_Press#Potomac_Books|Potomac Books]], Washington DC 2005, {{ISBN|1-57488-877-3}}, S. 232.</ref> he served as [[Lieutenant General]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] of [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] and served as [[military attachés]] of Germany to Washington, DC from 1933 to 1941.<ref>''Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941'' (2013) {{ISBN|978-0812982145}} by [[Lynne Olson]]</ref> While serving as attaché, he provided many intelligence reports to Berlin documenting the [[United_States_non-interventionism#Non-interventionism_before_entering_World_War_II|isolationist movement]] in the United States, and the state of military preparedness before [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].
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'''Friedrich von Boetticher''' (14 October 1881&nbsp;– 28 September 1967)<ref>Alfred M. Beck: ''Hitler's Ambivalent Attaché: Gen.Lt. Friedrich von Boetticher in America 1933–1941.'' [[University of Nebraska Press#Potomac Books|Potomac Books]], Washington DC 2005, {{ISBN|1-57488-877-3}}, S. 232.</ref> was a German military officer who served as the [[military attaché]] of Germany to Washington DC from 1933 to 1941.<ref>''Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941'' (2013) {{ISBN|978-0812982145}} by [[Lynne Olson]]</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Lübken |first=Uwe |date=January 2007 |title=Hitler's Ambivalent Attaché: Lt. Gen. Friedrich von Boetticher in America, 1933–1941 (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/208777 |journal=The Journal of Military History |volume=70 |issue=1 |pages=251–252 |doi=10.1353/jmh.2007.0049|s2cid=159147005 }}</ref> While serving as attaché, he provided many intelligence reports to Berlin documenting the [[United States non-interventionism#Non-interventionism before entering World War II|isolationist movement]] in the United States, and the state of military preparedness before [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{clear}}
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 28 September 2023

Friedrich von Boetticher
Born(1881-10-14)14 October 1881
Berthelsdorf, Kingdom of Saxony
Died28 September 1967(1967-09-28) (aged 85)
Bielefeld, West Germany
Allegiance
  •  German Empire
  •  Weimar Republic
  •  Nazi Germany
Branch
RankLieutenant general
Wars

Friedrich von Boetticher (14 October 1881 – 28 September 1967)[1] was a German military officer who served as the military attaché of Germany to Washington DC from 1933 to 1941.[2][3] While serving as attaché, he provided many intelligence reports to Berlin documenting the isolationist movement in the United States, and the state of military preparedness before Pearl Harbor.

References

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  1. ^ Alfred M. Beck: Hitler's Ambivalent Attaché: Gen.Lt. Friedrich von Boetticher in America 1933–1941. Potomac Books, Washington DC 2005, ISBN 1-57488-877-3, S. 232.
  2. ^ Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 (2013) ISBN 978-0812982145 by Lynne Olson
  3. ^ Lübken, Uwe (January 2007). "Hitler's Ambivalent Attaché: Lt. Gen. Friedrich von Boetticher in America, 1933–1941 (review)". The Journal of Military History. 70 (1): 251–252. doi:10.1353/jmh.2007.0049. S2CID 159147005.


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