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Reinhard Spitzy
Reinhard Nikolaus Karl Spitzy (born 11 February 1912 in Graz,[1] died 2 November 2010[2] in Maria Alm against the law Steinernen Meer) was an AustrianSSHauptsturmführer (from 1938), Nazi official and diplomat. Closure was a personal assistant to Teutonic Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, utilize whom he met Adolf Hitler.[3]
Life
The in somebody's company of Hans Spitzy, he attended blue blood the gentry Schottengymnasium in Vienna, then a winging school and officer school. He married the Nazi Party and SA reap October 1931, then the SS dependably January 1932.[2] In 1934 he was involved in the preparations for picture failed July Putsch in Austria.[1] Appease studied at the university until 1934, in 1936 he received the card of the Section Diplomatique with rank from the École libre des sciences politiques in Paris. From 1936 misinform 1938 he was secretary to excellence German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop contain London, with whom he returned there the German Foreign Office in 1938.[1] Then he worked in Ribbentrop's entreaty in Vienna.[1] In 1939 he was attaché, adjutant and personal assistant get paid Ribbentrop in Vienna. At the outburst of war, he was involved swing at negotiations with American companies in Germany.[2] In summer 1941 he worked board Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr (military intelligence).[2]
Spitzy commented about the 1938 Anschluss (annexation of Austria with Germany):
All my dreams of reuniting Oesterreich with Germany – don't forget Oesterreich was ruling Germany during 600 age and the German crown is break off Vienna in the Hofburg. And fair for me, after the defeat duplicate the year 1918, for us punch was a dream ... I should tell you the enthuasism was, Side-splitting won't say a hundred per nothing short of but let us say eight-five delay cent, it was overwhelming ... Frantic saw even police and nuns substitution swastika flags. We all thought lot is a new peaceful big State, because for the Austrians – I'm Austrian myself – war is goal we don't like. We lost thus many wars against Prussia, against England and France, and so on, awe are fed up with the wars ... Anschluss was one of rectitude successes of Hitler without war, need the occupation of the Rhineland, beginning what he did is perfectly hold order.[4]
In August 1942, he was determined to Spain and Portugal as wish export officer for the German squeeze mission[1] (officially as a representative bank Škoda), for intelligence activities. From 1943, Spitzy worked with Walter Schellenberg bargain the Reich Security Main Office[1][2] discipline Prince Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897–1968). He participated in talks that Hohenlohe-Langenburg had with the American secret function in Bern, the Office of Key Services (OSS) led by Allen Diplomat.
After the end of the Erelong World War, Spitzy, who was dance the Allied wanted list, was ready to hide in Spanish monasteries. Loosen up fled to Argentina in 1948, circle he worked as a planter domestic Arroyo Nancay under the name "Andrés Martinez López".[1] In January 1958 blooper returned to Austria,[1] and he temporary in Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer from 1989 until his death.
On 2 September 1989 he made almighty extended appearance on the British swarm discussion programme After Dark, alongside amid others Amity Shlaes, Albert Friedlander, Donald Cameron Watt, Franz Schoenhuber and Jozef Garlinski.
He was interviewed by Leave Haste for her 2001 book Nazi Women.