Died 1956-08-14.
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Konstantin von Neurath
Konstantin Hermann Karl Freiherr von Neurath was a German politician, diplomat and convicted Nazi war criminal who served as Foreign Minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938.
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politics · German diplomat and war criminal (1873–1956) · politician · diplomat · lawyer · also Konstantin von Neurath, Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath, Neurath
Born 2 February 1873 · Died 14 August 1956 · Q153421
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1956· 1 entry
1954· 1 entry
And then retired to his family estate, where he died two years later
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1941· 1 entry
But his resignation was not accepted until August 1943, when he was succeeded by the former Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick
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1940· 1 entry
Awarded War Merit Cross 1st Class without Swords (1940).
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1938· 1 entry
With the more compliant Joachim von Ribbentrop, a fervent Nazi
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1937· 1 entry
Won Golden Party Badge (1937).
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1933· 1 entry
The negotiations of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement (1935) and the remilitarisation of the Rhineland
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1932· 4 entries
Was appointed Foreign Minister by Chancellor Franz von Papen, and he continued to hold the post under Adolf Hitler
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And became Reichsminister of Foreign Affairs as an independent politician in the "Cabinet of Barons" under Chancellor Franz von Papen in June
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Career landmark: German Foreign Minister (1932–1938).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1932–1938).
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1930· 1 entry
Neurath returned to head the embassy in London
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1929· 1 entry
Neurath was already considered for the post of Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Chancellor Hermann Müller by President Paul von Hindenburg, but his appointment failed because of the objections raised by the governing p
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1919· 1 entry
Neurath, with the approval by President Friedrich Ebert, returned to diplomacy and joined the embassy in Copenhagen as Minister to Denmark
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1917· 1 entry
Temporarily quit the diplomatic service to succeed his uncle Julius von Soden as head of the royal Württemberg government
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1916· 1 entry
Awarded Wound Badge (1918) in Black (1916).
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1915· 2 entries
Awarded Iron Cross (1914), 1st class (1915).
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Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph (1915).
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1914· 2 entries
Awarded Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class (1914).
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Was sent to the embassy in Constantinople
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1904· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1904).
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As Lord Chamberlain to King William II, Neurath was created an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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1903· 1 entry
Was assigned to the German embassy in London, at first as Vice-Consul and from 1909 as Legationsrat (legation counsel)
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1902· 1 entry
Followed by his daughter, Winifred, in 1904
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1901· 1 entry
Entered into civil service and worked for the Foreign Office in Berlin
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1897· 1 entry
Initially joined a local law firm in his home town
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1873· 1 entry
Born 1873-02-02.
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