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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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Nazi war criminal ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ person executed for war crimes ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-09-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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surface form:
Duchy of Brunswick
German Empire ⓘ Helmscherode ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| convictedBy |
Nuremberg trials
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surface form:
International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
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| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-10-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Allied occupation of Germany
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surface form:
Allied-occupied Germany
Bavaria ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ |
| education | Prussian Army officer training ⓘ |
| employer | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| familyName | Keitel ⓘ |
| fullName |
Wilhelm Keitel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel
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| givenName | Wilhelm ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nazi Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Generalfeldmarschall ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
signed the 1939 order for the invasion of Poland
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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
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World War II ⓘ |
| penalty | death by hanging ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Command of the Armed Forces
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surface form:
Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces
Chief of the OKW ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| spouse | Lisa Fontaine ⓘ |
| workedUnder | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel
subject surface form:
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
subject surface form:
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht