Bethmann-Hollweg

American

[beyt-mahn-hawl-veyk] / ˈbeɪt mɑnˈhɔl veɪk /

noun

Theobald von 1856–1921, German statesman: chancellor 1909–17.

Bethmann Hollweg British

/ ˈbeːtman ˈhɔlveːk /

noun

Theobald von (ˈteːobalt fɔn). 1856–1921, chancellor of Germany (1909–17)

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For a time, he was personal secretary to Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg.

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In 1916 he became Secretary of the Interior and Vice Chancellor under Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg.

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Only twice before, to Chancellors Bismarck and Bethmann-Hollweg, has such military honor come to any German holding a civilian office.

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Throughout the War he was one of the Kaiser's most devoted followers, defending indiscriminate submarine warfare against the attacks of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg.

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The Prussian Prime Minister, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, who is also Imperial Chancellor, opened the new session of the Prussian Diet on January 13, 1916.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan

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