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Gustav Stresemann
German politician Gustav Stresemann.
Gustav Stresemann, who served as chancellor and later as foreign minister of the Weimar Republic, sought to revise the German borders established in 1919 following World War I.12
His primary objectives regarding territorial revisions in eastern Europe included:
- Poland: He aimed for the return of Danzig, the Polish Corridor, and Upper Silesia.1
- Austria: He sought the annexation of the country.1
While Stresemann pursued these goals through negotiation and a policy of accommodation—aiming to restore Germany's prewar freedom of action and boundaries—he remained committed to these revisions throughout his tenure. He notably resisted efforts to formalize the status quo in the east, such as an "Eastern Locarno" agreement that would have guaranteed the boundaries of successor states.13