Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg

1910 - 2003

country of citizenship: Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

occupation: diplomat, author, military officer

award received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

position held: ambassador of Germany to Jamaica, ambassador of Germany to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ambassador of Germany to Tanzania

Richard Alexander Conrad Bernhard Burkard von Müllenheim-Rechberg (Spandau, 25 June 1910 — Herrsching am Ammersee, 1 June 2003) was a German diplomat and author. After his career as a naval officer in the Kriegsmarine, he entered the diplomatic career of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was the highest-ranking survivor of the battleship Bismarck. Source: Wikipedia (en)