Rudolf von Ribbentrop

Interview with Rudolf von Ribbentrop, former Waffen-SS tank officer and son of foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2002.

Feature image: A wounded Rudolf von Ribbentrop (left) and Max Wünsche near Norrey-en-Bessin.

Thank you for meeting with me, I understand you do not meet with historians normally so this is truly a pleasure. May I start by asking you what brought you to the Waffen-SS?

Rudolf: Sure, it is my pleasure to speak to you as you have met other comrades whom give …