[10], On 21 January 1938, Keitel received evidence revealing that the wife of his superior, War Minister Werner von Blomberg, was a former prostitute. He was tried and convicted at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg for war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. "[36] In September 1941, concerned that some field commanders on the Eastern Front did not exhibit sufficient harshness in implementing the May 1941 order on the "Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia", Keitel issued a new order, writing: "[The] struggle against Bolshevism demands ruthless and energetic action especially also against the Jews, the main carriers of Bolshevism". [39] Signed by Keitel,[40] the decree made it possible for foreign nationals to be transferred to Germany for trial by special courts, or simply handed to the Gestapo for deportation to concentration camps. [38], In December 1941, Hitler instructed the OKW to subject, with the exception of Denmark, Western Europe (which was under military occupation) to the Night and Fog Decree. Nach dem Tod von Adolf Hitler und dem Ende des 2. It was also pointed out that while he claimed the Commando Order, which ordered Allied commandos to be shot without trial, was illegal,[dubious – discuss] he had reaffirmed it and extended its application. Three years later, he returned to field command. The participants did not object to the invasion. Sie finden Rezensionen und Details zu einer vielseitigen Blu-ray- und DVD-Auswahl – … In its judgment against him, the IMT wrote, "Superior orders, even to a soldier, cannot be considered in mitigation where crimes as shocking and extensive have been committed consciously, ruthlessly and without military excuse or justification." [8][9] After assuming office, Keitel was promoted to lieutenant general on 1 January 1936. 1 In Downfall 2 In Downfall Parodies 3 Transcript 4 Trivia 5 Gallery Hitler is looking through a magnifying glass at a map showing Bucharest. The eldest son of Carl Keitel (1854–1934), a middle-class landowner, and his wife Apollonia Vissering (1855–1888), he planned to take over his family's estates after completing his education at a gymnasium but this foundered on his father's resistance. [37] Also in September, Keitel issued an order to all commanders, not just those in the occupied Soviet Union, instructing them to use "unusual severity" to stamp out resistance. [43] In court, Keitel admitted that he knew many of Hitler's orders were illegal. Keitel, then a colonel, served in the Truppenamt (troop office), an agency which concealed the existence of the proscribed Army General Staff. **Abonnieren kostet nix ***Dokureihe aus dem Jahre1998 von Guido Knopp. [15] Keitel was promoted to Generaloberst (Colonel General) in November 1938. This is a list of Hitler’s top 10 henchmen, who they were and a brief explanation of their roles. Each episode is about a different character from Hitler`s Germany. [13] As a result of his appointment, Keitel assumed the responsibilities of Germany's War Minister. It was Keitel whom Dönitz authorized to sign a document of surrender to Soviet forces in Berlin, following General Alfred Jodl's signing of unconditional surrender documents for all German forces on May 7. This time around, Hitler is not the main-character, but important people in The Third Reich, which mostly were officers in the German Wehrmacht. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW He was fully subservient to Hitler and allowed the latter to control all military strategy. May Christ, my saviour, stand by me all the way. Railton, Nicholas M. “Henry Gerecke and the Saints of Nuremberg.” Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte, vol. He was hanged on October 16, 1946. After the war, Keitel was indicted by the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg as one of the "major war criminals". Amazon.de - Kaufen Sie Hitlers Krieger, Teil 1-6 günstig ein. 22 September 1939 Adolf Hitler on a balcony crowded with military officers where several pairs of Scherenfernrohr are set up to view the siege of Warsaw. Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈkaɪ̯tl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal and war criminal who held office as Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's Armed Forces, during the Second World War. Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈkaɪ̯tl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal and war criminal who held office as Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) – the high command of Nazi Germany's Armed Forces– during World War II. Following World War I, the terms of the Treaty of Versailles reduced the German army (the Reichswehr) to 100,000 men. Even though his role as the head of the Supreme Command of the German Armed Forces was largely symbolic, Keitel was complicit in the mass atrocities and war crimes committed in the name of the Third Reich, including the genocide of European Jewry. Frühe Gefolgsleute und Förderer Hitlers. On 7 May 1945, Alfred Jodl, on behalf of Dönitz, signed Germany's unconditional surrender on all fronts. Keitel also signed the infamous “Night and Fog Decree,” resulting in the murder of thousands of resistance fighters, and the Commando Order which ordered the extra-legal killing of Allied special operations troops, even when these were captured in uniform. [4], Now a lieutenant-colonel, Keitel was again assigned to the Ministry of War in 1929 and was soon promoted to Head of the Organizational Department ("T-2"), a post he held until Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. [26] Hitler asked for war studies to be completed[27] and Georg Thomas was given the task of completing two studies on economic matters. The OKW further imposed a blackout on any information concerning the fate of the accused. [42], After the war, Keitel faced the International Military Tribunal (IMT), which indicted him on all four counts before it: conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. September 1942 von 15.30 bis 16.55 Uhr. Ever the yes-man, Keitel publicly supported Hitler, even when, as with the invasions of France and the Soviet Union, he housed private reservations. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in 1946. [3], During World War I, Keitel served on the Western Front and took part in the fighting in Flanders, where he was severely wounded. In addition, he signed a series of criminal orders. [24] Keitel conducted the negotiations of the French armistice, and on 19 July 1940 was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal). He sat on the Army "court of honour" that handed over many officers who were involved, including Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben, to Roland Freisler's notorious People's Court. Joseph Stalin considered this an affront, so a second signing was arranged at the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst 8 May. [52], German chief of the Wehrmacht high command and war criminal, Role in crimes of the Wehrmacht and the Holocaust. Although the tribunal's charter allowed "superior orders" to be considered a mitigating factor, it found Keitel's crimes were so egregious that "there is nothing in mitigation". Hitler snapped his fingers and exclaimed "That’s exactly the man I’m looking for". Wilhelm Keitel was tried at the Allied court at Nuremberg, sentenced to death, and hanged as a war criminal. However, it had little autonomy, with Hitler reserving most final decisions to himself. [12], Hitler took command of the Wehrmacht in 1938 and replaced the War Ministry with the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), with Keitel as its chief. [2], Keitel was 6 ft. 1 in. Die Reihe "Hitlers Helfer" dokumentiert in eindrucksvoller Weise das Leben und den Werdegang der engsten Vertrauten des Diktators. Keitel was born in the village of Helmscherode near Gandersheim in the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. The army lost control over the matter when the SS assumed command of all Jewish forced labour in July 1942. In 1938, Keitel was appointed head of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht; OKW), that agency which replaced the German War Ministry and which bore responsibility over the army, navy, and air force. Wilhelm Keitel, im Februar 1938 zum Chef des OKW, des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht ernannt, stand unmittelbar unter Hitler und war sein wichtigster Gehilfe. Ever the yes-man, Keitel publicly supported Hitler, even when, as with the invasions of France and the Soviet Union, he housed private reservations. Keitel's behavior earned him … [23] After Germany defeated France in the Battle of France in six weeks, Keitel described Hitler as “the greatest warlord of all time”. 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I follow now my sons—all for Germany.”. April 1938 wurde Keitel allein zu Hitler befohlen. [43], In his statement before the Tribunal, Keitel said: "As these atrocities developed, one from the other, step by step, and without any foreknowledge of the consequences, destiny took its tragic course, with its fateful consequences. There, Keitel signed the German surrender to the Soviet Union. Playing a vital role in the German re-armament, he traveled at least once to the Soviet Union to inspect secret Reichswehr training camps. [37] Such orders and directives further radicalised the army's occupational policies and enmeshed it in the genocide of the Jews. Die meisten hochrangigen Offiziere, Genres … Keitel played an instrumental part in the whole of the war and paid the price for this role when he was sentenced to death at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials. Woods. He was found guilty on all counts of the indictment: crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, criminal conspiracy, and war crimes. [19] He was known by his peers as a "blindingly loyal toady" of Hitler, nicknamed "Lakeitel"; or "Nickgeselle", after a popular metal toy of a nodding donkey, the "Nickesel". (1.85 m) tall, later described as a solidly built and square-jawed Prussian. Instead, he embarked on a military career in 1901, becoming an officer cadet of the Prussian Army. So on 4 February 1938 when Hitler became Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Keitel (to the astonishment of the General Staff, including himself) became Chief of Staff. [49] His last words were: "I call on God Almighty to have mercy on the German people. The committee, soon known as the Dreierausschuß (Committee of Three), met eleven times between January and August 1943. [4] After being promoted to captain, Keitel was then posted to the staff of an infantry division in 1915. [39] In October 1942, Keitel signed the Commando Order that authorized the killing of enemy special operations troops even when captured in uniform. [17][18] Hermann Göring's description of Keitel as having "a sergeant's mind inside a field marshal's body" was a feeling often expressed by his peers. The result was that nothing changed, and the Committee declined into irrelevance. Keitel did not contest the regime's assault upon basic human rights or counter the role of the Einsatzgruppen in the murders. 2019-03-16 00:13:20. Hitlers Krieger Season 1 (4) 1998 12 Ich glaubte, ich irrte - das späte Reueeingeständnis des Nazi-Feldmarschalls Keitel vor dem Nürnberger Kriegsverbrechertribunal angesichts der Gräueltaten des deutschen Militärs bildet eine absolute Ausnahme. Volker Ullrich schreibt über das Thema „[super_title]“. In diesem Buch hat sich KNOPP mit Rommel, Keitel, Manstein, Paulus, Udet und Canaris auseinandergesetzt. [5] After the war, Keitel was retained in the newly created Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic and played a part in organizing the paramilitary Freikorps units on the Polish border. [6] Shortly after his recovery, in October 1933, Keitel was appointed as deputy commander of the 3rd Infantry Division; in 1934, he was given command of the 22nd Infantry Division at Bremen. While a stronger personality might have challenged Hitler, Keitel was fiercely loyal and became little more than a conduit for Hitler's policies. Keitel had signed many decrees that contravened international law. Prosecutors indicted Keitel on all four of the main counts: Keitel's defense of superior orders was dismissed by the Tribunal, which found him guilty on all counts. Those carrying out the murders were exempted from court-martial or later being tried for war crimes. Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm Keitel examine the Polish armoured train No 13 General Sosnkowski, destroyed by the German Stukas on 10 September. Instead, he was executed at Nuremberg Prison by hanging. Weltkriegs ließ sich sein Adjutant Otto Günsche im Rheinland nieder. Among his colleagues, he was privately known as “Lackeitel,” (“Lackey Keitel”), a play on words of the German word “Lakei” (“lackey”). While a stronger personality might have challenged Hitler, Keitel was fiercely loyal and became little more than a conduit for Hitler's policies. Most of the case against him was based on his signature being present on dozens of orders that called for soldiers and political prisoners to be killed or 'disappeared'. In 1924, Keitel was transferred to the Ministry of the Reichswehr in Berlin, serving with the Truppenamt ('Troop Office'), the post-Versailles disguised German General Staff. He was also complicit in the use of civilian forced labor. [1] On 18 April 1909, Keitel married Lisa Fontaine, a wealthy landowner's daughter at Wülfel near Hanover. [29], Keitel played an important role after the failed 20 July plot in 1944. [33] Keitel continued to ignore the protests among the officer corps while they became morally numbed to the atrocities. Although technically the commander-in-chief of all German military forces, Keitel wielded little power and was disdained by many of his fellow generals for allowing Hitler to take virtual control of the German army. "Preußische Feldmarschälle meutern nicht!" Wilhelm Canaris wurde als Sohn des Ingenieurs Carl Canaris, Technischer Leiter der Aplerbecker Hütte, und dessen Frau Auguste geborene Popp in Aplerbeck, heute Stadtteil von Dortmund, geboren.Er war das jüngste von vier Kindern, zwei Jungen und zwei Mädchen. After the invasion of Poland, he had received a “bonus” of 100,000 Reichsmarks for his loyalty. [32], Keitel issued a series of criminal orders from April 1941. His sycophancy was well known in the army, and he acquired the nickname 'Lakeitel', a pun derived from Lakai ("lackey") and his surname. Keitel formally endorsed the state of affairs in September, reiterating for the armed forces that "evacuation of the Jews must be carried out thoroughly and its consequences endured, despite any trouble it may cause over the next three or four months". [51] Many of the executed Nazis fell from the gallows with insufficient force to snap their necks, resulting in convulsions that in Keitel's case lasted 24 minutes. On May 13, 1945, Keitel was arrested with the rest of the Flensburg Cabinet. [41], In the spring and summer of 1942, as the deportations of the Jews to extermination camps progressed, the military initially protested when it came to the Jews that laboured for the benefit of the Wehrmacht. [3], Soon after his promotion, Keitel convinced Hitler to appoint Walther von Brauchitsch as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, replacing von Fritsch. Als Chef des OKW war es Keitels Aufgabe, Hitlers teils völkerrechtswidrigen Weisungen mit seiner Unterschrift Befehlskraft zu verleihen. The committee members were Keitel, (Chief of OKW) Hans Lammers (Chief of the Reich Chancellery) and Martin Bormann (Chief of the Party Chancellery). Wilhelm Keitel, the son of a landowner, was born in Helmscherode on 22nd September 1882. These included the infamous “Criminal Orders:”. [clarification needed] During the war he was subject to verbal abuse from Hitler, who said to other officers (according to Gerd von Rundstedt) that "you know he has the brains of a movie usher ... (but he was made the highest ranking officer in the Army) ... because the man’s as loyal as a dog" (said by Hitler with a sly smile). Adolf Hitler's 'last bodyguard' reveals what happened in Nazi leader’s final minutes in the Berlin bunker. [21] On one occasion, Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand [de] asked who Keitel was: upon finding out he became horrified at his own failure to salute his superior. "[50] The trap door was small, causing head injuries to Keitel and several other condemned men as they dropped. Liste der wichtigsten Komplizen Hitlers Die Liste ist auf 28 Personen beschränkt und natürlich beliebig erweiterbar. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 The Allies tried Keitel along with other senior Nazis before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. In addition, it ran up against resistance from cabinet ministers, who headed deeply entrenched spheres of influence and, seeing it as a threat to their power, worked together to undermine it. 1, 2000, pp. Birth Chart of Wilhelm Keitel, Astrology Horoscope, Astro, Birthday, Virgo Horoscope of Celebrity, filmography IMDb.com, Movies IMDb.com.