Wilhelm Keitel

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Wilhelm Keitel was a German field marshal who served as head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht under Adolf Hitler and was executed after being convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Nazi war criminal
field marshal
human
person executed for war crimes
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
birthDate 1882-09-22
birthPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Duchy of Brunswick

German Empire
Helmscherode
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
convictedBy Nuremberg trials
surface form: International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
convictedOf crimes against humanity
war crimes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
deathDate 1946-10-16
deathPlace Allied occupation of Germany
surface form: Allied-occupied Germany

Bavaria
Nuremberg
education Prussian Army officer training
employer Nazi Germany
familyName Keitel
fullName Wilhelm Keitel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel
givenName Wilhelm
memberOf Nazi Party
militaryBranch German Army
Wehrmacht
militaryRank Generalfeldmarschall
notableEvent signed the 1939 order for the invasion of Poland
signed the 1941 Commissar Order
signed the Night and Fog Decree
signed the unconditional surrender of Germany on 1945-05-08
notableWork signing the German Instrument of Surrender of 1945
numberOfChildren 6
participatedIn World War I
World War II
penalty death by hanging
positionHeld High Command of the Armed Forces
surface form: Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces

Chief of the OKW
surface form: Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
religion Lutheranism
serviceEndYear 1945
serviceStartYear 1901
spouse Lisa Fontaine
workedUnder Adolf Hitler

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Courtroom 600 associatedWithPerson Wilhelm Keitel
Operation Weserübung commander Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel fullName Wilhelm Keitel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel
Heer notableCommander Wilhelm Keitel
OKW notableCommander Wilhelm Keitel
subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht notableCommander Wilhelm Keitel
Nuremberg trials notableDefendant Wilhelm Keitel
Generalfeldmarschall notableHolder Wilhelm Keitel
German General Staff notableMember Wilhelm Keitel
OKW officeHeldBy Wilhelm Keitel
subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht