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1. Although technically the commander-in-chief of all German military forces, Keitel wielded little power and was disdained by many of his fellow generals for allowing Hitler to take virtual control of the German army. 2. Keitel issued a number of infamous directives, including the Commissar Order, which authorized the extra-legal murder of ...
Wilhelm Keitel. Nazi General Wilhelm Keitel in c.1939 or 1940 during WW2. Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (born 22 September 1882 in Helmscherode, Duchy Of Brunswick, Germany – died 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany) was a German field marshal, a Nazi war criminal and the chief of the Wehrmacht between 1938 and 1945. He was ...
General Wilhelm Keitel (22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was the German Chief of the Armed Forces High Command during the Second World War. Following the war, Keitel was found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death.
On October 16, 1946, Wilhelm Keitel was executed by hanging along with other high-ranking Nazi officials who had been sentenced to death. Wilhelm Keitel’s life and career serve as a chilling reminder of the extent to which individuals can become entangled in the machinery of tyranny and brutality.
The invasion of Norway and Denmark he discussed on 12th December 1939, with Hitler, Jodl and Raeder. By directive of 27th January, 1940, the Norway plans were placed under Keitel's “direct and personal guidance.”. Hitler had said on 23rd May, 1939, he would ignore the neutrality of Belgium and the Netherlands, and Keitel signed orders for ...
He was executed on 16 October 1946. Wilhelm Keitel served as chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht from 1938 to 1945. He loyally supported Hitler’s policies and shared responsibility for the war of annihilation in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. On 8 May 1945 he signed the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces in Berlin.
Feb 2, 2006 · Wilhelm Keitel - was he mistreated during his execution? by Potsdamerplatz » 02 Feb 2006, 01:31. Hello fellow researchers, I came across this photograph of Field Marshal Keitel which was taken shortly after his execution at Nuremberg on 16th October 1946. All the bodies of the executed men were photographed before being placed in coffins.
