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|fullname = Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop
|fullname = Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop
|occupation = Businessman <br> Diplomat
|occupation = ''Reichminister'' of Foreign Affairs (1938 - 1945)<br>German Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1935 - 1938)
|origin = Wesel, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
|origin = Wesel, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
|crimes = [[War crimes]] <br> [[Murder]]
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]
|type of villain = Nazi War Criminal
|type of villain = Nazi War Criminal
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{{Quote|When apprehensions abroad threatened the success of the Nazi regime for conquest, it was the duplicitous Ribbentrop, the salesman of deception, who was detailed to pour wine on the troubled waters of suspicion by preaching the gospel of limited and peaceful intentions.|Prosecutors at the Nuremberg trials describe Ribbentrop.}}
'''Joachim von Ribbentrop''' (April 30th, 1893 - October 16th, 1946) was Foreign Minister of the German Reich from 1938 until 1945. Before assuming this post, he served as the German Ambassador to the United Kingdom. [[File:134320-004-89969A8B.jpg|thumb]]
'''Joachim von Ribbentrop''' (April 30th, 1893 - October 16th, 1946) was Foreign Minister of the German Reich from 1938 until 1945. Before assuming this post, he served as the German Ambassador to the United Kingdom.  


==Work as Foreign Minister==
==Work as Foreign Minister==


Following the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]] in Germany, Ribbentrop became the Nazis' foreign minister to other countries in Europe, most notably toward the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. His son [[Rudolf von Ribbentrop]] was a SS Captain (''Hauptsturmführer'') while his SS rank was ''Obergruppenführer'' (Lieutenant General). Ribbentrop was known for being openly against much of Hitler's military plans (except of invading Poland), the most notable was the declaration of war against the Soviet Union.
Following the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]] in Germany, Ribbentrop became the [[Nazi]]s' foreign minister to other countries in Europe, most notably toward the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. His son [[Rudolf von Ribbentrop]] was a ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' Captain (''Hauptsturmführer'') while his SS rank was ''Obergruppenführer'' (Lieutenant General). Ribbentrop was known for being openly against much of Hitler's military plans (except of invading Poland), the most notable was the declaration of war against the Soviet Union.


==Villainy==
==Villainy==
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