Joachim von Ribbentrop

Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 - 16 October 1946) was the foreign minister of the German Third Reich in Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1945. He was found guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials and executed by hanging.

 Early life 
Ribbentrop ("von" was added only later) was born in Wesel, Rhine Province, Prussia, German Epire.

He served as an infantry soldier in the Imperial German Army of the German Empire from 1914-1918 in Europe. 

 Nazi career 
Ribbentrop joined the National Socialist German Workers Party in 1932. He became an SS officer in 1933 and held the following ranks:

 1933: SS Mid Senior Officer rank of Standartenfuhrer/Oberfuher (Colonel)

 1933-1935: Senior SS Officer with the rank Obergruppenfuhrer (General)
 1936-1938: Ambassador to the United Kingdom

He remained a member of the SS, run by Heinrich Himmler, until World War II ended in 1945.

 Trial and execution 
Ribbentrop was found guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials. He was executed on 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. 

+SS Officer rank dates of RibbentropSS Rank equivalent German Army Officer Rank Equivalent SS-Standartenfuhrer Colonel (1933-1934)SS-Oberfuhrer Colonel/Brigadier-General (1934-1935) SS-ObergruppenfuhrerGeneral (1935-1945) 

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 Nuremberg Trials
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