Joachim Von Ribbentrop
4/30/1893 - 10/16/1946
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Last Words
"God protect Germany. God have mercy on my soul. My final wish is that Germany should recover her unity and that, for the sake of peace, there should be understanding between East and West. I wish peace to the world."
Death & Legacy
Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, and nine others condemned with him at the Nuremberg trials were hanged this morning. Ribbentrop was the first to die, at 1:11 A.M. He was followed at about fifteen-minute intervals by the others.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Execution by hanging
- Age at Death
- 56 years
- Funeral Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Final Resting Place
- Berlin-Friedrichshagen forest cemetery, Berlin, Germany