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(1879–1969), German statesman; military attaché in U.S. 1914, expelled for espionage; chancellor of Germany 1932, vice-chancellor 1933–34; intrigues while envoy to Austria helped effect its fall; directed Nazi activities in Turkey while ambassador there 1939–44; tried for war crimes, acquitted 1946; sentenced by Bavarian denazification court to eight years in labor camp 1947, released 1949 (‘Memoirs')