Joachim von Ribbentrop quotes

Joachim von Ribbentrop was a German diplomat and politician who served as Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany. As a close associate of Adolf Hitler, he played a key role in shaping German foreign policy before and during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials and executed. Here are 12 of his quotes:

I know for a fact that this idea of the Jews causing the war and the Jews being so all important is nonsense. But that was Hitler's idea, and...was pure fantasy. As I say, Hitler is a riddle to me and will always remain so.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

I rather liked Stalin and Molotov, got along fine with them.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

I think the only way one can arrive at an understanding of his anti-Semitism growing all the time is because in America your Mr. Roosevelt had his brain trust which was made up of so many Jews, Felix Frankfurter, Claude Pepper - was it Pepper? I can't recall the other names. Oh yes, Morgenthau. It made Hitler feel more and more that an international conspiracy had caused the war, with the Jews behind it.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

My last wish is that Germany realize its entity and that an understanding be reached between East and West. I wish peace to the world.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

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 an understanding between East and West. I wish peace to the world.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Last words: God protect Germany!

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Need one comment on that fool? He is not a foreign minister but a blind adherent of Hitler. He is also personally disagreeable and vain.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

That man always made it a point to speak German, although he spoke English well enough. That was because he imitated Hitler to the last degree. He would say that his reason for speaking German instead of English during conferences with English-speaking representatives was that he wanted to concentrate on the subject in hand, and not on the language. Ribbentrop was a complete imitator of Hitler - even to the design of his cap. Originally he had a nice cap, but then he imitated the stationmaster type of cap preferred by Hitler.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

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.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Tell them in Moscow that I was against this attack.

Joachim von Ribbentrop