Wilhelm Keitel

German field marshal during WWII

Wilhelm Keitel - German field marshal during WWII
Born

September 22nd, 1882
142 years ago

Died

1946
79 years ago — 64 years old

Category

Military & Warriors

Country

Germany

Links & References

Served as a prominent field marshal in the German Army during World War II. As chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), oversaw military operations and strategies from 1938 until the end of the war. Instrumental in several key campaigns across Europe. Captured by Allied forces after Germany's surrender in 1945 and subsequently tried at the Nuremberg Trials.

Served as chief of the OKW

Oversaw military strategies during WWII

Signed orders for military operations

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