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Ribbentrop

American  
[rib-uhn-trawp] / ˈrɪb ənˌtrɔp /

noun

  1. Joachim von 1893–1946, German leader in the Nazi party: minister of foreign affairs 1938–45; executed for war crimes.


Ribbentrop British  
/ ˈrɪbəntrɔp /

noun

  1. Joachim von (ˈjoːaxɪm fɔn). 1893–1946, German Nazi politician: foreign minister under Hitler (1938–45). He was hanged after conviction as a war criminal at Nuremberg

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In the end, the International Military Tribunal convicted 19 of the top surviving Nazi officials, with Hermann Göring, Wilhelm Keitel, and Joachim von Ribbentrop among the 12 sentenced to death.

From Slate Mar. 16, 2024

The pope personally repeated this message to Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi foreign minister, soon after the defeat of Poland and the closing of churches and convents there.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2022

It was added that Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, is flying to Moscow to-morrow to complete the negotiations.

From The Guardian Jul. 24, 2019

Hitler was in a deeper “Führerbunker,” and most of his inner circle — Goebbels, Göring, Himmler, Ribbentrop, Bormann and Speer — joined him there for a bitter farewell.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2017

Ten minutes or so later came the sound of another car and I opened the door to Herr Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador, by now no stranger to Darlington Hall.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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