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Karl Ludwig Graf von Luxburg Schoenaich-Carolath

Karl von Luxburg (10 May 1872, in Würzburg – 2 April 1956, in Ramos Mejía, Argentina) was German chargé d'affaires at Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1917, during World War I.

Incident

In the summer of 1917, Luxburg sent secret dispatches to Berlin through the Swedish legation via Stockholm, which were made public by United States Secretary of State Robert Lansing. These dispatches urged that certain neutral Argentine ships should be “spurlos versenkt” — destroyed without a trace. The publication of the documents resulted in the dismissal of Count Luxburg from Argentina, and the virtual entrance of Argentina into the war. Luxburg was also Minister to Uruguay, and on his dismissal from Argentina, he asked for a passport to Montevideo instead of to Berlin.

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References

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainReynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Luxburg, Count Karl" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

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