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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop , 1893–1946, German foreign minister (1938–45). After World War I he became a wealthy champagne merchant. He joined the National Socialist party in 1932 and impressed Adolf Hitler with his knowledge of foreign languages and countries; he soon became Hitler's foreign policy expert and set up his own office on foreign affairs, which often superseded the foreign office. At the same time, he was German ambassador at large (1935–36) and ambassador to Great Britain (1936–38), returning a violent Anglophobe. In 1938 he succeeded Constantin Neurath as foreign minister. He was influential in the formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis (1936), in the conclusion of the Russo-German nonaggression pact of Aug., 1939, and in planning the attack on Poland that set off World War II. As foreign minister, he was subservient to Hitler. He was dismissed by Admiral Karl Doenitz after Hitler's death. At the war crimes trials at Nuremberg he was convicted as a war criminal and hanged. |
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"Joachim von Ribbentrop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Joachim von Ribbentrop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ribbentr.html "Joachim von Ribbentrop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ribbentr.html |
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Ribbentrop, Joachim von
Ribbentrop, Joachim von (b. 30 Apr. 1893, d. 16 Oct. 1946). Nazi Foreign Secretary 1938–45 He joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became a mediator between Hitler and von Papen later that year. After Hitler came to power he was increasingly involved in diplomatic missions, and achieved his first success with the conclusion of the German-British Naval Treaty of 1935. He was ambassador to the UK 1936–8, but as Foreign Secretary his policies were increasingly directed against Britain, most notably through the Hitler-Stalin Pact, which was a major diplomatic coup. He was found guilty at the Nuremberg trials and executed.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RibbentropJoachimvon.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RibbentropJoachimvon.html |
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Ribbentrop, Joachim von
Ribbentrop, Joachim von (1893–1946) German diplomat and politician. Von Ribbentrop joined the Nazi Party in 1932, and became foreign affairs adviser to Hitler in 1933. He initiated the Nazi-Soviet Pact (1939), but steadily lost influence during World War II. At the Nuremberg Trials (1946), he was convicted of war crimes and hanged.
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"Ribbentrop, Joachim von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RibbentropJoachimvon.html "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RibbentropJoachimvon.html |
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Ribbentrop, Joachim von
Ribbentrop, Joachim von (1893–1946) German Nazi politician. A close associate of Hitler, Ribbentrop served as Foreign Minister (1938–45). During his ministry, he signed the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union (1939). He was convicted as a war criminal at the Nuremberg trials and hanged.
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"Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RibbentropJoachimvon.html "Ribbentrop, Joachim von." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RibbentropJoachimvon.html |
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