Word: ribbentrop
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Appeasers is like a biography which discusses its subject as if he were the only man alive. The authors have a great time tracing the movements of the appeasers, but they don't pause to consider the medium through which their subjects move. Von Ribbentrop appears as a soft piece of putty shaped by English hands. One does not hear of his constant efforts to soothe Hitler, his competition with the German ambassador in Moscow, or his fear of admitting defeat in his own policies. All were important in determining the scene upon which Chamberlain played the fool...
...upbraided the German ambassador to Italy for hours on end. "The Germans seem to be [Ciano's] favorite target," an Italian official wrote. "He enjoys himself by talking of them in the worst possible way . . . Bum here, bum there; imbecile Germany here, cretinous Germans there; 'that delinquent Ribbentrop,' 'that criminal Hitler...
...revelations appeared in the latest batch of captured Nazi documents published jointly last week by the British, French and U.S. governments. Coburg's "Strictly Confidential" report was addressed "Only for the Führer and Party Member v. Ribbentrop (No Copy)," and said of Edward VIII that "for him a German-British alliance is an urgent necessity and a guiding principle of British foreign policy." Coburg eagerly suggested that discussions about future relations be held between Hitler and Britain's Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. The King, said Coburg, "replied in the following words: 'Who is King here...
...joint aggression pact that brought together two people who intended from the very beginning to deceive each other. I am perfectly willing to send Herr Khrushchev a map showing the new frontier [dividing Poland] between Germany and the Soviet Union which bears the signatures of Stalin and Ribbentrop...
...drive toward Paris long enough to meet Von Wiegand near Brussels-a reunion that Von Wiegand recorded in his usual breathless style: "Hitler dashed up in a six-wheeled open car, sitting beside the chauffeur. There was a clicking of heels and an outstretching of arms in salute. Von Ribbentrop greeting him at the entrance. It is two years since my last talk with Hitler...