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Statement of Individual Responsibility for Crimes Set Out in Counts One, Two, Three, and Four |
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20.07.2006
Time - Turning to Colonel General Alfred Jodl he said in a loud whisper: "It is now quite clear what is going to happen." Jodl did not answer. He was nervous. His nose reddened and purple blotches appeared on his cheeks. Doenitz and his companions entered ... |
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| |  | | Alfred Jodl | | | context : | Nazi Germany  | | judgement place : | IMT - Nurenberg | | status : | Sentenced | | particulars : | Condemned to death, Jodl was executed by hanging on 16 October 1946 | | position : | Chief of Staff for war operations in the High Command of the Armed Forces |
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| | | | Born on 10 May 1890 in Bavaria into a family of army officers, Jodl took up a military career. He served in the artillery during the first world war. Jodl was promoted in 1935 to the rank of Major General. Staunch supporter of the Nazi party, he was nominated in 1939 to the position of chief of staff for the operations of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW). By virtue of this title and at the side of Wilhelm Keitel, he occupied a key function in the conduct of military operations. It is he who directed the most important operations of the Reich during the second world war, with the exception of the attack against the Soviet Union.
Jodl was accused of having taken advantage of his position in the military hierarchy, of using his personal influence and his close contacts with the Fuhrer to promote the accession to power of the Nazi conspirators and their consolidation of power in Germany under the terms of indictment No 1. In addition Jodl participated in the military planning and in the preparation of the Nazi conspiracy aimed at waging wars of aggression under the terms of indictments No 1 and 2. He authorised, directed and took part in acts constituting war crimes according to indictment No 3, and in crimes against humanity, according to indictment No 4.
In particular, Jodl kept up strong military pressure against Austria. It was he who signed the order given by Hitler to invade that country for the 11 March 1938. He took an active part in the attack against Czechoslovakia. Together with Hitler, Keitel and Raeder, he made preparations for the invasion of Norway. He was also involved in the invasions of Denmark, the Netherlands and Greece.
In addition Jodl was accused of having given or signed a number of criminal orders. By way of example, he ordered in October 1944 the evacuation of all the inhabitants of northern Norway and the burning down of their houses.
On 7 May 1945, Jodl signed in Reims the document of unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and brought before the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal. | |     click for more... | | Trial Watch would like to remind its users that any person charged by national or international authorities is presumed innocent until proven guilty. | |  |  | | nationality : | | | Germany | | | date of birth : | | | 10.05.1890 | | | judgement period : | | | 20.11.1945 - 10.10.1946 | | | charges : | | | Aggression
Crimes against humanity
War crimes | | | profile last modified : | | | 03.03.2005 |
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