Robert Vansittart in United Kingdom

Sir Robert Vansittart History

A diplomat and uncompromising opponent of Nazism. A strong advocate of rearmament, believing Hitler was exploiting fears of a ‘Bolshevik menace’ as a cover for expansion in Central and Southern Europe. Favoured redirecting Germany’s land hunger towards Africa. Ignored by Neville Chamberlain, he retired in 1941.