High-Ranking officials of the Third Reich
Nazi Foreign Minister Who Slept with English King’s Wife: Joachim von Ribbentrop
16m
Joachim von Ribbentrop rose from a champagne salesman to Hitler’s most loyal diplomat. As Nazi Foreign Minister, he brokered the pact with Stalin that divided Eastern Europe, gave cover to genocide, and paved the way to world war. This film traces his rise, his role in Nazi crimes, and his humiliating end at Nuremberg, where he became the first Nazi official executed by hanging.
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