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Rudolf Nadolny
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Rudolf Nadolny

German diplomat and military officer

Rudolf Nadolny (12 July 1873 – 18 May 1953) was a military intelligence officer under German Foreign Office cover. During the First World War, he worked in a branch of the German General Staff that experimented in biological warfare.2

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Born Jul 12, 1873, died May 18, 1953.1

About

He was the German Ambassador to Turkey (1924-1933) and the Soviet Union (1933-1934) and the head of the German delegation at the World Disarmament Conference (1932-1933). He sought to pursue close relations between the Weimar Republic and the Soviet Union. Nadolny left the diplomatic service in opposition to Hitler's policy towards the Soviets.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Königsberg3

Nadolny was born in Groß Stürlack, East Prussia (now Sterławki Wielkie, Poland) to Heinrich (1847–1944) and Agnes Nadolny, née Trinker (1847–1910). His father's family had been landowners in East Prussia since the 14th century. His mother's ancestors were Protestant exiles from Salzburg.

Nadolny passed his Abitur at the gymnasium (school) of Rastenburg in 1892 and studied law at the University of Königsberg. Nadolny joined the German diplomatic service in 1902 and was deployed in St. Petersburg in 1903 to 1907 in which he witnessed the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the Russo-Japanese War. Nadolny was then sent to Persia, Bosnia and Albania.

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Career

Occupation: diplomat, jurist, chairperson.6

  • 1945Chairperson, German Red Cross4 5
  • 1920 to 1924Envoy of the German Empire to Sweden4

Personal life

  • BornJul 12, 1873, Sterławki Wielkie7
  • DiedMay 18, 1953, Düsseldorf8
  • CitizenshipGermany9

Nadolny married Änny Matthiessen (1882–1977) in 1905. Burkard Nadolny (1905–68) was their son and Sten Nadolny their grandson.

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