von Ribbentrop’s Final Statement

On Aug. 31, 1946, Von Ribbentrop sought to make a broad justification of Nazi foreign policy. Further,”I deplore the atrocious crimes which became known to me here and which besmirch this revolution” of the Nazis. “The only thing of which I consider myself guitly before my people-not before this Tribunal- is that my aspirations in foreign policy remained without success”.

Produced by US Army Signal Corps 1945-1956, housed in National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Digitized and provided by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive.

On Aug. 31, 1946, Von Ribbentrop sought to make a broad justification of Nazi foreign policy. Further,"I deplore the atrocious crimes which became known to me here and which besmirch this revolution" of the Nazis. "The only thing of which I consider myself guitly before my people-not before this Tribunal- is that my aspirations in foreign policy remained without success".

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