Alfred Jodl
Alfred Jodl | |
|---|---|
| Operations Staff for the Wehrmacht High command | |
| In office 1 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1890 Würzburg, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 16 October 1946 Nuremberg Prison, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | German Military Army Soldier (1910-1912) and Officer (1912-1945) |
| Awards | Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army
Reichsheer German Army |
| Years of service | 1910-1945 |
| Rank | Generaloberst (General) |
| Unit | Imperial German Army
Reichsheer Wehrmacht |
| Commands | German Army (1939-1945) |
| Battles/wars | World War I World war II |
Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (10 May 1890 in Würzburg – 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg) was a German military Officer and commander. He was the Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) during World War II. At the Nuremberg trials he was tried, sentenced to death and hanged as a war criminal.
Jodl joined the Imperial German Army in 1910 as a Army Infantry Soldier until 1912 when he became a junior Military Army Officer . He remained as a Junior Officer in the Reichswehr German Army until he became a Senior Officer in the Wehrmacht German Army in 1936 where he remained as a Senior officer until 1945 .
| German Army Officer Rank | Date and Years |
|---|---|
| Leutnant (Lieutenant) | 1912-1923 |
| Hauptmann (Captain) | 1923-1932 |
| Oberst (Colonel) | 1933-1936 |
| Generaloberst (General) | 1936-1945 |
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