Rudolf Nadolny | |
|---|---|
 Nadolny in 1917 | |
| German ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office October 1933 – 16 June 1934 | |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Herbert von Dirksen |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg |
| German ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office May 1924 – October 1933 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1918) |
| Succeeded by | Hans von Rosenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1873 Groß Stürlack, East Prussia, German Empire (now Sterławki Wielkie, Poland) |
| Died | 18 May 1953 (aged 79) Düsseldorf-Benrath, Germany |
| Children | Burkard Nadolny |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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. 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.