Kreuznach Conference

The Kreuznach Conference refers to several conferences held during 1917 in Bad Kreuznach, then headquarters of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) - the German Supreme Army Command.

• The first Kreuznach Conference of April 23, 1917 brought together mainly political and military leaders of the Reich to define the war aims of the Reich, then occupying power of a significant part of Europe.
• The second conference of May 17–18, 1917 was a meeting between the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, and the Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary Charles, the first after the enthronement of the Austro-Hungarian monarch on November 22, 1916. The aim of this conference was to establish a common framework for the Central Powers' policy.
• The third conference of August 9, 1917 was held to define German policy towards the dual monarchy following publication of the Papal Note of August 1.
• The fourth conference of October 7, 1917 was convened to define a new program of war aims.
• The final conference of December 19, 1917 was held to redefine the Reich's Eastern policy.