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Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff

1884 – 1952

German diplomat

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Lived 1884 – 1952 (aged 67). Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff was a German diplomat and jurist.

Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (23 December 1884 – 21 March 1952) was a German diplomat best known for his service to the Nazi regime.

Dieckhoff was born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. From 1937 to November 1938 he served as German ambassador to the United States, until recalled in response to the American recall of its ambassador in protest over the Kristallnacht. He was the last to occupy the post until after the war. In 1943 he assumed the post of ambassador to Spain.

Dieckhoff was interrogated after the war and was called to testify at the Nuremberg trials, but he was never formally charged with any crime. During his American posting he was involved in the controversy over the German American Bund relaying an order from the German government that German nationals were not to be associated with the organization; and in 1938 he warned Adolf Hitler that President Roosevelt had taken an implacably hostile stance towards the Nazi government and was preparing for war against Germany.

Dieckhoff was related through marriage to Joachim von Ribbentrop, being the brother-in-law of Ribbentrop's sister.

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Ambassador of the German Reich to Spain

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Who was Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff?

German diplomat (1884-1952)

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Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff was born on 23 December 1884 in Strasbourg.

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Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff died on 21 March 1952 in Lenzkirch.

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Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff was a diplomat and jurist.

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Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff was German.

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· Wikipedia: Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff

· Wikidata: Q214193

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