Alfred Jodl

Alfred Jodl
Jodl in 1940
Chief of the Operations Staff of the Wehrmacht High Command
In office 1 September 1939 – 13 May 1945
Deputy	Walter Warlimont
Chief of the Wehrmacht High Command
In office 13 May 1945 – 23 May 1945
Preceded by	Wilhelm Keitel
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (1890-05-10)10 May 1890 Würzburg, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	16 October 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 56) Nuremberg Prison, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Spouses	Irma Gräfin von Bullion[1] ​ ​ (m. 1913; died 1944)​ Luise von Benda[2] ​ ​ (m. 1945)​
Relations	Ferdinand Jodl (brother)
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Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army  Reichsheer  German Army
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	Generaloberst
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Criminal conviction
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to commit crimes against peace Crimes of aggression War crimes Crimes against humanity
Trial	Nuremberg trials
Criminal penalty	Death

Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (German: [ˈjoːdl̩] ^ⓘ; 10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946) was a German Generaloberst who served as the Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht – the German Armed Forces High Command – throughout World War II.

After the war, Jodl was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity at the Allied-organized Nuremberg trials. The principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal Commando and Commissar Orders. Found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in Nuremberg in 1946.