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Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946) was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. He was later hanged for war crimes after the Nuremberg Trials.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop | |
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Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 February 1938 – 30 April 1945 | |
President | Adolf Hitler Führer |
Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Konstantin von Neurath |
Succeeded by | Arthur Seyss-Inquart |
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James | |
In office 1936–1938 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Leopold von Hoesch |
Succeeded by | Herbert von Dirksen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1893-04-30)30 April 1893 Germany Wesel, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 16 October 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 53) Germany Nuremberg, Germany |
Political party | Germany National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
Spouse | Anna Elisabeth Henkell (m. 1920) |
Children | 5 |
Profession | Businessman, Diplomat |
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