The Secret History of the Tripartite Alliance
Ribbentrop（Episode２）
Naval Agreements
Mr. and Mrs. Ribbentrop, who were proud to have contributed to Hitler's inauguration as Chancellor, did not hear anything from Hitler of his promotion. Despite the Hitler regime, the Nazi Party's cabinet consisted of only Hitler, Göring and Frick, with Papen and President Hindenburg appointing the rest. Germany was completely turned into the Nazi State, including the Arson of the Reichstag, the Plenipotentiary Act, the banning of political parties other than the Nazi Party, and the forced homogenization of all social strata. Meanwhile,in the realm of his personal promotion,the dream of becoming the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems unlikely to be achieved, and the ambitious Ribbentrop, who was at a loss, at last took a measure.
It was to enlist in the SS. Hitler's number was 7, while Ribbentrop's number was 1119927. It can be said that he was an outstanding newcomer compared to other executives. The measure he took was enlistment in the Genaral SS . Since the SS was engaged in dirty work such as the persecution and extermination of Jews, it was an isolated existence even among the executives, so it can be said that the interests of Ribbentrop, who was also isolated, were in common. Here was the first step to get involved in the later Jewish deportation.
SS can be roughly divided into the General SS, the National Security Headquarters(RSHA in German), and the Waffen-SS, but Ribbentrop joined the General SS. When he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and put on an SS uniform and made a speech demanding loyalty to Hitler from all Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, the number of those who joined the SS increased greatly. The general SS was a part-time job and ceremonial, but the photo of Ribbentrop's office was lined with Hitler's and Himmler's until the end. Himmler and I had a relationship of calling each other with du (second person subject indicating intimacy and special). It was the National Security Headquarters that housed such departments as the National Secret Police, the SD (Security Department) with a diamond on its left arm, and other symbols of the Nazi terrorism. The Waffen-SS was an expansion and militarization of Hitler's Guard Regiment (Ridbentrop's eldest son Rudolf also belonged to it, and fought hard in Kursk, Normandy, the Ardennes, etc.). Soldiers were recruited from all over Europe and from prisoners of war, and in the end, they were full of foreigners.
In 1933 Ribbentrop was not the only one who could advise Hitler on foreign affairs. Goebbels was also there, but I wanted him to concentrate on enlightenment propaganda and culture and art. There was also Hanfstaegl, who graduated from Harvard University. Active as a German problem adviser). There were others, but Alfred Rosenberg was his greatest rival. "Myths of the 20th Century" was Nazi's second scripture, but because he was a German on the Baltic Sea coast and was good at Russian, he was influential mainly on the ideologue side , he was involved in urgent diplomatic negotiations with Britain and France. was not optimal, and was once entrusted with negotiations with Britain, which ended without any progress. It can be said that it was Ribbentrop's turn.
Underlying Britain's diplomatic attitude towards Germany in the interwar period was the sympathy and sympathy of the defeated, who never wanted to fight World War I again. It started with sympathy for the Munich Putsch and ended with the strange wars that followed the start of World War II. During this period, Hitler's seizure of power, the Reichstag arson incident and the Plenipotentiary Act, forced homogenization, the withdrawal from the League of Nations, the purge of the SA and opposition groups, the assassination of Dorfus, the declaration of rearmament, and other violent actions and acts against the international order. Although there were only formal protests and protests against the challenge, in the end it was dismissed because Britain did not take it seriously. The topic has been dodged due to the artistry of
Ribbentrop, who was ignored by Hitler's friends and diplomatic advisors, was appointed ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, and became the owner of the influential newspaper "Daily Mail" in line with Britain's 35% naval power against Britain. Starting with Lord Rothermere, an influential member of the German Association, he continued negotiations with Ambassador to Germany Phipps and Foreign Minister Simon, but he reported directly to Hitler rather than his boss, Foreign Minister Neurath. Putting aside French, Ribbentrop's spelling and grammar in his native language are dangerous, so Neurath decided that it would be a good opportunity to make him lose his position, thinking that such negotiations would not succeed, so I let him do as he pleased. In the spring of 1935, even if Ribbentrop was elected as the head of the German delegation to Britain, he approved it.
Prior to the meeting, Ribbentrop had received valuable advice from Arata Oka, a Japanese naval attaché to the UK. Based on the bitter experience that Japan was forced to conclude a naval disarmament treaty and abandon the Anglo-Japanese Alliance at the Washington Conference, where negotiations proceeded at the pace of British Foreign Minister Balfour, and a wedge was driven between the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navy. It was advice. "Never give up on 35% against Britain." Britain would have to compromise.
The conference began on June 4, but at the beginning Ribbentrop declared that 'Britain will accept 35% naval power or else the delegation will go home'. At the table of diplomatic negotiations, it is an unusual thing to say. The British side leaves their seats. I have informed Ribbentrop that I have decided to accept it after consultation with naval experts and that the meeting will resume tomorrow. This was not something that suddenly happened at this time, but because the restrictions on armaments against Germany under the Treaty of Versailles were too strict, and if this situation continued, it would instead lead to unlimited and non-treaty rearmament, so it was decided that it would be better to set restrictions instead. Due to the fact that was completed. Ponce, the French ambassador to Germany, repeatedly sounded out the matter to his home country, but it was not accepted, so negotiations were first between Britain and Germany. The acceptance decision was made the next day, and after two weeks of working on the technical items, the contract was signed.
Hitler got so happy that he called this day ``the happiest day of his life'' and accepted Ribbentrop as a triumphant general. Ribbentrop's position in the Führer rose dramatically, and the "office" that had been rented from the office of Hess, who had been active since 1934, was expanded into an "institution", the number of staff was increased to 150, and the budget was expanded. Behrmann, Abets, Spizzi, Dernberg and others have also gathered. Luck came to the Ribbentrop couple, who did not hit the day after they took power. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement was also concluded in the midst of international tensions such as the declaration of rearmament, the Stresa Conference, and the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty. The German Naval Agreement was also becoming a fait accompli.
It was to enlist in the SS. Hitler's number was 7, while Ribbentrop's number was 1119927. It can be said that he was an outstanding newcomer compared to other executives. The measure he took was enlistment in the Genaral SS . Since the SS was engaged in dirty work such as the persecution and extermination of Jews, it was an isolated existence even among the executives, so it can be said that the interests of Ribbentrop, who was also isolated, were in common. Here was the first step to get involved in the later Jewish deportation.
SS can be roughly divided into the General SS, the National Security Headquarters(RSHA in German), and the Waffen-SS, but Ribbentrop joined the General SS. When he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and put on an SS uniform and made a speech demanding loyalty to Hitler from all Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, the number of those who joined the SS increased greatly. The general SS was a part-time job and ceremonial, but the photo of Ribbentrop's office was lined with Hitler's and Himmler's until the end. Himmler and I had a relationship of calling each other with du (second person subject indicating intimacy and special). It was the National Security Headquarters that housed such departments as the National Secret Police, the SD (Security Department) with a diamond on its left arm, and other symbols of the Nazi terrorism. The Waffen-SS was an expansion and militarization of Hitler's Guard Regiment (Ridbentrop's eldest son Rudolf also belonged to it, and fought hard in Kursk, Normandy, the Ardennes, etc.). Soldiers were recruited from all over Europe and from prisoners of war, and in the end, they were full of foreigners.
In 1933 Ribbentrop was not the only one who could advise Hitler on foreign affairs. Goebbels was also there, but I wanted him to concentrate on enlightenment propaganda and culture and art. There was also Hanfstaegl, who graduated from Harvard University. Active as a German problem adviser). There were others, but Alfred Rosenberg was his greatest rival. "Myths of the 20th Century" was Nazi's second scripture, but because he was a German on the Baltic Sea coast and was good at Russian, he was influential mainly on the ideologue side , he was involved in urgent diplomatic negotiations with Britain and France. was not optimal, and was once entrusted with negotiations with Britain, which ended without any progress. It can be said that it was Ribbentrop's turn.
Underlying Britain's diplomatic attitude towards Germany in the interwar period was the sympathy and sympathy of the defeated, who never wanted to fight World War I again. It started with sympathy for the Munich Putsch and ended with the strange wars that followed the start of World War II. During this period, Hitler's seizure of power, the Reichstag arson incident and the Plenipotentiary Act, forced homogenization, the withdrawal from the League of Nations, the purge of the SA and opposition groups, the assassination of Dorfus, the declaration of rearmament, and other violent actions and acts against the international order. Although there were only formal protests and protests against the challenge, in the end it was dismissed because Britain did not take it seriously. The topic has been dodged due to the artistry of
Ribbentrop, who was ignored by Hitler's friends and diplomatic advisors, was appointed ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, and became the owner of the influential newspaper "Daily Mail" in line with Britain's 35% naval power against Britain. Starting with Lord Rothermere, an influential member of the German Association, he continued negotiations with Ambassador to Germany Phipps and Foreign Minister Simon, but he reported directly to Hitler rather than his boss, Foreign Minister Neurath. Putting aside French, Ribbentrop's spelling and grammar in his native language are dangerous, so Neurath decided that it would be a good opportunity to make him lose his position, thinking that such negotiations would not succeed, so I let him do as he pleased. In the spring of 1935, even if Ribbentrop was elected as the head of the German delegation to Britain, he approved it.
Prior to the meeting, Ribbentrop had received valuable advice from Arata Oka, a Japanese naval attaché to the UK. Based on the bitter experience that Japan was forced to conclude a naval disarmament treaty and abandon the Anglo-Japanese Alliance at the Washington Conference, where negotiations proceeded at the pace of British Foreign Minister Balfour, and a wedge was driven between the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navy. It was advice. "Never give up on 35% against Britain." Britain would have to compromise.
The conference began on June 4, but at the beginning Ribbentrop declared that 'Britain will accept 35% naval power or else the delegation will go home'. At the table of diplomatic negotiations, it is an unusual thing to say. The British side leaves their seats. I have informed Ribbentrop that I have decided to accept it after consultation with naval experts and that the meeting will resume tomorrow. This was not something that suddenly happened at this time, but because the restrictions on armaments against Germany under the Treaty of Versailles were too strict, and if this situation continued, it would instead lead to unlimited and non-treaty rearmament, so it was decided that it would be better to set restrictions instead. Due to the fact that was completed. Ponce, the French ambassador to Germany, repeatedly sounded out the matter to his home country, but it was not accepted, so negotiations were first between Britain and Germany. The acceptance decision was made the next day, and after two weeks of working on the technical items, the contract was signed.
Hitler got so happy that he called this day ``the happiest day of his life'' and accepted Ribbentrop as a triumphant general. Ribbentrop's position in the Führer rose dramatically, and the "office" that had been rented from the office of Hess, who had been active since 1934, was expanded into an "institution", the number of staff was increased to 150, and the budget was expanded. Behrmann, Abets, Spizzi, Dernberg and others have also gathered. Luck came to the Ribbentrop couple, who did not hit the day after they took power. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement was also concluded in the midst of international tensions such as the declaration of rearmament, the Stresa Conference, and the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty. The German Naval Agreement was also becoming a fait accompli.
