Konstantin von Neurath
Politician
1873 – 1956
Who was Konstantin von Neurath?
Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath was a German diplomat remembered mostly for having served as Foreign minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938. Holding this post in the early years of Adolf Hitler's regime, Neurath was regarded as playing a key role in the foreign policy pursuits of the Nazi dictator in undermining the Treaty of Versailles and territorial expansion in the prelude to World War II, although he was often averse tactically if not necessarily ideologically. This aversion would result in Hitler replacing Neurath with the more compliant and fervent Nazi Joachim von Ribbentrop.
Neurath served as "Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia" between 1939 and 1943, though his authority was only nominal after September 1941. He was tried as a major war criminal in Nuremberg and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment for his compliance and actions in the Nazi regime.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1873
Vaihingen an der Enz - Ethnicity
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
- Lived in
- Baden-Württemberg
- Died
- Aug 14, 1956
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on July 23, 2013
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