The German Embassy in Paris (Q4410)

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The German Embassy in Paris
German diplomatic mission
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  • Deutsche Botschaft Paris

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After German troops occupied Paris on 13 June 1940, Otto Abetz received a diplomatic posting in France in order to represent the interests of Joachim Ribbentrop, the acting Reich Foreign Minister. As of late June 1940, Abetz launched a series of raids against leading Jewish collections in France, using the embassy’s building and a next-door annex as a depot for the confiscated objects.   On 3 Aug
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