Description: Friedrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron ist der einzige hochrangige Diplomat, der nach der Machtuebernahme durch die Nationalsozialisten sein Amt 1933 zur Verfuegung stellte. Trotz widrigster Umstande war Prittwitz als deutscher Botschafter in den Vereinigten Staaten auaerst erfolgreich und hat dort hohes Ansehen genossen.
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