Franz von Sonnleithner
Franz Edler von Sonnleithner (June 1, 1905 – April 18, 1981) was a
Ribbentrop's representative in Adolf Hitler's headquarters during the later years of the war with the rank of minister.[1]
Life
Sonnleithner was born in
Nazi Party in 1936, and sentenced to six years in prison for high treason. He remained in prison until February 12, 1938, when he was released due to the upcoming Anschluss.[2] After joining the Reich Foreign Office, Sonnleithner worked on the personal staff of the Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop
.
Sonnleithner was present at the situation conference in 1944 at the
Claus Von Stauffenberg. From April 1945 to 1948, he was held in American internment camps. Sonnleithner then worked in industry in Ingelheim am Rhein
where he died aged 75.
See also
Bibliography
- Sonnleithner, Franz von (1989), Als Diplomat im Fuhrerhauptquartier: Aus dem Nachlass, Langen Müller, Munich, ISBN 3-7844-2267-5
References
- ISBN 0-7735-1531-3.
- ISBN 978-1-936274-85-7.
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