Józef Lipski (diplomat)
Józef Lipski (born June 5, 1894 in Breslau , † November 1, 1958 in Washington, DC ) was a Polish politician and diplomat .
Life
Józef Lipski entered the diplomatic service in 1919 and was the Polish ambassador in Berlin from 1933 to 1939 . He signed the German-Polish non-aggression pact with Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath on January 26, 1934 . In September 1938 he responded to Hitler's suggestion to deport Jews from Germany, Poland and Hungary ( Madagascar Plan ) with the sentence that a memorial would be erected to Hitler in Warsaw for this purpose.
After the beginning of the Second World War he volunteered in the Polish army in France . From 1941 to 1945 he was Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry of the Polish government- in- exile in London .
In 1947 he emigrated to the USA , from where he continued to exercise his office.
literature
- Józef Lipski, Waclaw Jedrzejewicz: Diplomat in Berlin, 1933–1939; papers and memoirs of Józef Lipski, Ambassador of Poland. Columbia University Press, New York 1968
Web links
- Newspaper article about Józef Lipski in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Kieffer: Persecution of the Jews in Germany - an internal matter? 2002, p. 349 ( side view in Google Book search .)
- ↑ Ingo Loose et al. a .: "The Nuremberg Laws - 80 Years Later" 2017 p. 116 ( side view .)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipski, Jozef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1958 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |