Wilhelm Keitel
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Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He sig
Keitel in 1942
Keitel (seated far right) with Hitler in the Sudetenland in 1938
Keitel (far left) and other members of the German high command with Adolf Hitler at a military briefing (c. 1940)
Keitel signing the ratified surrender terms for the German Army in Berlin, 8 May 1945
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the supreme military command and control staff of Nazi Germany during World War II, that was directly subordinated to Adolf Hitler. Created in 1938, the OKW succeede
Wilhelm Keitel
…Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: ; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He signed a number of criminal orders and directives that led to numerous…
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