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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.
Execution Wehrmacht Generaloberst, Keitel's subordinate and Chief of the OKW's Operations Division 1938–45. Signed orders for the summary execution of Allied commandos and Soviet commissars. [avalon 9] Signed the instruments of surrender on 7 May 1945 in Reims as the representative of Karl Dönitz. Hanged 16 October 1946.
Executed by hanging 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: Executed by hanging. See War crimes of the Wehrmacht. Kurt Knoblauch: December 10, 1885: November 10, 1952: 66 years, 336 days Chief of the Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS under Himmler.
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 ...
Executed by hanging. Wilhelm Keitel (1882–1946), Field Marshal. Sentenced to death by hanging at Nuremberg. ... Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (1897–1947), executed ...
After the war and during his trial at Nuremberg, Wilhelm Keitel, one of Hitler’s field marshals, would succinctly summarize and qualify the importance of what the Greeks did during this time ...
Likewise, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel's endorsement of the Commando and Commissar Orders was one of the key factors in his conviction for war crimes; for the same reason, his request for a military execution (by firing squad) was denied, and he was instead hanged like Jodl on 16 October 1946.