Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff
Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (23 December 1884 – 21 March 1952) was a German diplomat best known for his service to the Nazi regime.
Dieckhoff was born in
Alsace-Lorraine. From 1937 to November 1938 he served as German ambassador to the United States, until recalled in response to the American recall of its ambassador in protest over the Kristallnacht. He was the last to occupy the post until after the war. In 1943 he assumed the post of ambassador to Spain
.
Dieckhoff was interrogated after the war and was called to testify at the
Roosevelt had taken an implacably hostile stance towards the Nazi government and was preparing for war against Germany.[2]
Dieckhoff was related through marriage to Joachim von Ribbentrop, being the brother-in-law of Ribbentrop's sister.[3]
References
- ^ "Bund Banned". Time. March 14, 1938. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ DeFraga, Matthew (1998). "March 1939: America's Guarantee to Britain". Ex Post Facto. VII. History Department, San Francisco State University. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ISBN 9780393048001.
External links
Media related to Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff at Wikimedia Commons
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