Göring Telegram

The Göring Telegram was a message sent by Adolf Hitler's designated successor—Hermann Göring— on 23 April 1945 asking for permission to assume leadership of the crumbling Third Reich. The telegram caused Hitler to strip his hand-picked successor of power and appoint new political successors, Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.

Göring Telegram

The Göring Telegram was a message sent by Adolf Hitler's designated successor—Hermann Göring— on 23 April 1945 asking for permission to assume leadership of the crumbling Third Reich. The telegram caused Hitler to strip his hand-picked successor of power and appoint new political successors, Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.