Rudolf von Ribbentrop

Not to be confused with his father, Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister.
Rudolf von Ribbentrop
Born11 May 1921
Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic
Died20 May 2019(2019-05-20) (aged 98)
Ratingen, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
BranchWaffen-SS
Service years1939–1945
RankSS-Hauptsturmführer
UnitLeibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
SS Division Hitlerjugend
ConflictsWorld War II
Third Battle of Kharkov
Battle of the Bulge  
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Cross of Liberty, 4th class (Finland)
RelationsJoachim von Ribbentrop (father)
Other workAuthor

Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11 May 1921 – 20 May 2019) was a German Waffen-SS officer who served and was decorated in World War II, and later became a wine merchant. His father was Nazi diplomat and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. His autobiography gave further insight into his father and the last days of Adolf Hitler.

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