German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)
Hitler's Foreign Minister from 1938 to 1945, he brokered the pacts that set the stage for war in Europe — then became the first man hanged at Nuremberg.
Ulrich Friedrich-Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop was a well-travelled businessman who caught Hitler's attention as someone who knew the world beyond Germany's borders. He offered his house, Schloss Fuschl, for the secret meetings in January 1933 that resulted in Hitler's appointment as Chancellor. Appointed ambassador to Britain in 1936, he became Foreign Minister in February 1938, despite party members who found him unintelligent and superficial. Before the war he brokered the Pact of Steel with Italy and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact with the Soviet Union, and later worked to ensure Japan would…
Sourced, dated quotes from Joachim von Ribbentrop
I was truly under Hitler's spell, that cannot be denied. I was impressed with him from the moment I first met him, in 1932. He had terrific power, especially in his eyes.
I rather liked Stalin and Molotov, got along fine with them.
I think the only way one can arrive at an understanding of his anti-Semitism growing all the time is because in America your Mr.
God protect Germany. God have mercy on my soul.
Death, death. Now I won't be able to write my beautiful memoirs.
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