Pope John Paul II was from Poland.
The current pope, Francis, is from Argentina. Pope Benedict, his predecessor, was German. Pope John Paul II was Polish.
If you are talking about Pope Benedict XVI, then the pope before him was Pope John Paul II
Tthe last Pope that retired was Pope Gregory Xll in 1415.
The last pope to resign (before Benedict XVI) was Gregory XII in 1415.
On February 28, 2013, Benedict XVI resigned, making him the first pope to to do so since Gregory XII in 1415.
The last pope to resign (before Pope Benedict XVI) was Pope Gregory XII who resigned on July 4, 1415.
As Pope Benedict is still alive, we do not know what is last words will be.
To the best of my knowledge there is no Pope just of Germany, normally when one is speaking of the Pope, one is speaking of the Pope in Rome who is Pope of the Catholic Church and thus pope for the entire world, including Germany. Which was Pope Benedict XVI, and is now Pope Francis.
Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.
Pope Benedict XVI was from Germany. Pope Francis I is from Argentina.
Pope Adrian VI was the only Dutch pope and the last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. He reigned from January 9, 1522, until September 14, 1523.