From 1941 onwards, Ribbentrop's influence declined. Arrested in June 1945, Ribbentrop was convicted and sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials for his role in starting World War II in Europe and …

Feb 25, 2026 · Joachim von Ribbentrop was a German diplomat, foreign minister under the Nazi regime (1933–45), and chief negotiator of the treaties with which Germany entered World War II.

Joachim von Ribbentrop remains a pivotal and controversial figure in the history of Nazi Germany. As Foreign Minister from 1938 to 1945, he played a significant role in shaping the nation’s diplomatic …

Independent broker of the Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the USSR, and Ambassador to the Court of St James’s for London and the …

Ribbentrop was therefore present and active at the inception of the Nazi seizure of power. In that first period he was advisor to the Party on questions of foreign affairs.

Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946) was Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany from 1938 until 1945. A businessman, he was appointed German …

Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946) was Foreign Minister of Germany (1938–1945). He played the key role in negotiating the German-Soviet nonaggression pact that made possible the German invasion …