Ulrich von Hassell

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled

Ulrich von Hassell

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Born	1881-11-12
Died	1944-09-08

German ambassador to Italy. Was involved in the July 20 plot to assassinate Hitler.

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Czech President Would Stand By Polish Invasion Of Nazi Germany 1933-04-22

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In a cable sent from von Hassell to von Neurath and von Hindenburg he stats that reliable sources close to Czech President Masaryk had stated that he would support Poland if they decided for a preemptive war against Germany.

Eternal peace is a dream --and not even a beautiful one. War is part of God's world-order. Within it unfold the noblest virtues of men, courage and renunciation, loyalty to duty and readiness for sacrifice--at the hazzard of one's life. Without war the world would sink into a swamp of materialism. Further, I wholly agree with the principle stated in the preface that the gradual progress in morality must also be reflected in the waging of war. But I go farther and believe that [waging war] in and of itself--not a codification of the law of war--may attain this goal.
-Helmuth von Moltke