▁Fritz ▁Fischer , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁showed ▁that ▁Beth mann - H oll weg ▁made ▁more ▁con cess ions ▁to ▁the ▁national ist ▁right ▁than ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁thought . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁ ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁Pol es ▁from ▁the ▁Polish ▁Border ▁St rip ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁German isation ▁of ▁Polish ▁territ ories ▁by ▁settlement ▁of ▁German ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁Beth mann ▁presented ▁the ▁September program m , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁ideas ▁from ▁the ▁El ite ▁should ▁Germany ▁win ▁the ▁war . ▁Beth mann - H oll weg , ▁with ▁all ▁cred ibility ▁and ▁power ▁now ▁lost , ▁consp ired ▁over ▁Fal ken h ay n ' s ▁head ▁with ▁Paul ▁von ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Er ich ▁Lud endor ff ▁( res pect ively ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁and ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front ) ▁for ▁an ▁Eastern ▁Off ensive . ▁They ▁then ▁succeeded , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁Fal ken h ay n ' s ▁replacement ▁by ▁H inden burg ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff , ▁with ▁Lud endor ff ▁as ▁First ▁Qu arter master - General ▁( H inden burg ' s ▁deput y ). ▁There after , ▁Beth mann - H oll weg ' s ▁hopes ▁for ▁US ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ' s ▁med iation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁came ▁to ▁nothing . ▁Over ▁Beth mann - H