Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop was born 30 April 1893 year in weddings in Germany, Jako Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop. He was the son of a Prussian officer Richard. F. J. Ribbentropa and Johanne Sophie Hartwig. In his youth, he received irregular education in various private schools in Germany and Switzerland. Aged 17 He emigrated to Canada years, where until a year 1914, Speaking in English and French, He worked as an importer of German wines. He returned to the country with the outbreak of the First World War.
During the war, Ribbentrop served in the Imperial-Królewska army, He even made a lieutenant's degree and was awarded the Iron Cross. At first he fought on the Eastern Front; Later, a year 1916 He was moved to Istanbul. There he met and made friends with the officer Franz von Paper, which knowledge has brought ribbentrop in the future great benefits.
After the war, 5 July 1920 year he married Anna Elizabeth Henkell, daughter of a wealthy champagne manufacturer, who later gave him five children. It is worth recalling the speculation of some historians, as if in connection with the fact, that she completely managed her husband, She should be actually responsible for all his deeds. 15 house 1925 Ribbentrop obtained aristocratic “von” in your name – using the fact, that his deceased uncle was a nobleman, He forced his aunt, that she would recognize him as her descendant. In this way, the noble title went to Joachim, which henceforth signed von ribbentrop.
Until the first meeting with Hitler, taking place in the year 1930, von ribbentrop did not show any Nazi, ni anti -Semitic tendencies. However, the future Fuehrer made such a huge impression on him, that two years after the meeting, in May 1932 Fascinated by Hitler, he joined his national-socialist party. Soon, Using his acquaintance with von Paper, he won Hitler's friendship, When in the year 1933 made it easier for the future dictator to resolve the crisis after his coming to power. Hitler's gait ribbentrop also indirectly gained himself through the fact, that he only joined the NSDAP in the year 1932 – being a novice, He was disliked by the so -called. “Old Guard”. He wanted to compensate his little experience by being a fanatic of Nazism, And Hitler liked this attitude.
Von ribbentrop turned out to be a good specialist in foreign affairs. His great knowledge about the world in combination with the attitude of unusual obedience and flattering Hitler caused Hitler, that he soon became one of his favorite advisers. He soon received the SS-Standartenfuehrer rank. In year 1934 He was sent with an important diplomatic mission to London. In that year he founded, within the NSDAP party. Buero rbbentrop (Later renamed to Dienstelle Ribbentrop) – organization functioning as a specific Ministry of DS. foreign, remaining in independence “real” Ministry. Soon, Hitler appointed von Ribbentropa a special commissioner for DS. Disarmament – From that moment, his unofficial task was to confirm Europe and the world in the belief in the German desire to create a long -planned demilitarization treaty, while trying, so that such a pact of adoption would not occur. He worked great in this position – He traveled around Europe with small diplomatic missions and the world believed in the peaceful intentions of the Third Reich to the end.
Hitler awarded von Ribbentrop for his extraordinary achievements in the political arena by appointing him in the year 1935 his minister. Using its plenipotence, von Ribbentrop signed a German-English agreement with the English in the same year. (What gave the Third Reich important opportunities for the great development of the Maritime Armed Forces) and in 1936 signed the Anti -Commune Pact. During this period, von Ribbentrop also traveled many times to London and Paris to put influence on the representatives of England and France on their acceptance of the pro-German policy.
In August 1936 The German government chose von Ribbentrop as the Ambassador of the Third Reich in London – His task in this position was, among others, to negotiate the English-German alliance, Hitler's dream (The dream of a cut head can be said, As such an alliance in the political situation at that time was an unattainable issue). Von ribbentrop did not work well – with your diplomatic activities, cities to win the British government, He was even more distinguished by his bad relations with the Third Reich: Every now and then he even committed unforgivable political blunders (Once he even greeted the king with a shout “Heil Hitler!”), and his negotiations were filled with coldness and sweeping.
A certain scandal is also associated with the stay of von ribbentrop in London. The German ambassador would allegedly have an affair with W. Simpson, daughter of a well -known British businessman, which is also the lover of King Edward VIII. According to circulating rumors, it would provide him with valuable information heard in the royal bedroom, which von ribbentrop would then provide the German government with.
4 February 1938 Joachim von Ribbentrop was appointed minister for. Foreign Third Reich, replacing his eternal competitor in this position, Konstantina von Neuratha. Since then, he has constantly sought to determine in Europe a convenient situation to start the conquest of the continent. He tried to make alliances (m.in. unsuccessful attempts to bind Germany with Poland) and ensure help from other countries (6 December 1938 the year signed a German-French friendship pact with the French Foreign Minister). Its key achievement, having the greatest impact on the later fate of Europe was the signature at night with 23 already 24 August Pact Ribbentrop-Mołotow, A Soviet-German alliance against Poland.
It is also worth mentioning, that Ribbentrop was a great supporter and planned contractor. planu madagaskar, whose assumption was to evoke all European Jews to the large island on the coast of South Africa.
After the outbreak of the war, he was constantly trying to gain the Third Reich as many allies as possible, or ensure even the neutrality of other countries, He opposed the attack on the USSR in 1941 year. However, More and more countries, cities to join Germany, joined the Allies. As the Germans bear more and more defeat, The influence of von ribbentrop in the Third Reich was decreasing more and more. He soon began to bother Fuehrer. What's more, in summer 1944 year turned out, that many employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Third Reich had their hands in the assassination of Hitler. Despite, that Ribbentrop had no idea about the planned conspiracy, The relationship between him and Hitler.
The minister lost his office after Fuehrer's death, who appointed a new foreign minister in his political will – Artura Seyss-Inquarta.
After the war, von Ribbentrop was tried in Nuremberg; He was announced to the guilty of many war crimes. During his trial he showed zero repentance, still praising Hitler and declaring obedience to his person. He did not try to prove his innocence, on the contrary – He was still consciously and deliberately dumped his more and more responsibility for his deeds. Herman Goering called his actions “stupidity”.
Von Ribbentrop was the first German politician, which was hanged under the judgment of the Tribunal in Nuremberg. It took place in the morning 16 October 1946 year. It is worth recalling the fact here, that his execution was very unprofessional – tightening rope, Cities to break the former minister's neck and kill him in a short moment, she was only slowly chopping his neck. Von ribbentrop finally died after around 20 Minutes of hanging on the gallows.