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Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkaɪtl̩]; 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.
The Nuremberg executions took place on October 16, 1946, shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg trials.Ten prominent members of the political and military leadership of Nazi Germany were executed by hanging: Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Alfred Jodl, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Fritz Sauckel, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, and Julius Streicher.
Only one general—Wilhelm Keitel—was listed, while the rest were members of the Nazi Party. Nevertheless, the list aroused controversy in the British government, with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arguing that military "professionals who are merely carrying out the régime's orders" could not be considered criminals.
Sentenced to death by hanging in absentia; believed to have committed suicide to avoid capture in Berlin; the buried body was not found until 1972; the remains were conclusively identified in 1998. [5] [6] Wilhelm Keitel: September 22, 1882: October 16, 1946: 64 years, 24 days Minister of War and chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces
Ernst Kaltenbrunner – Guilty, sentenced to death by hanging. Wilhelm Keitel – Guilty, sentenced to death by hanging. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach – Medically unfit for trial. Robert Ley – Committed suicide before his trial began. Konstantin von Neurath – Guilty, sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment (released 1954 on grounds of ...
Wilhelm Keitel – Generalfeldmarschall and head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces) during World War II. Convicted of war crimes and hanged by the Nuremberg Tribunal. Hanns Kerrl – Reich Minister of Church Affairs and First Deputy President of the Reichstag until his death in 1941.
He called Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel at the new Supreme Command Headquarters in Fürstenberg. He told Keitel that if relief did not arrive within 48 hours, all was lost. Keitel promised to exert the utmost pressure on General Walther Wenck, who commanded the German 12th Army, and General Theodor Busse, who commanded the German 9th Army. The ...
John Clarence Woods (June 5, 1911 – July 21, 1950) was a United States Army master sergeant who, with Joseph Malta, carried out the Nuremberg executions of ten former top leaders of the Third Reich on October 16, 1946, after they were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials.