Jodl acted as chief of staff during the invasion of Denmark and Norway. Following the Fall of France, Jodl was optimistic of Germany's success over Britain, writing on 30 June 1940 that …

Alfred Jodl was a German general who, as head of the armed forces operations staff, helped plan and conduct most of Germany’s military campaigns during World War II.

Jodl was found guilty on all four counts (conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity) and sentenced to death. He was hanged on October 16, 1946.

A strong supporter of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), Jodl worked closely with Adolf Hitler and, in October 1939, was appointed chief of operations. In January 1944, …

By teletype of 28th October, 1944, Jodl ordered the evacuation of all persons in Northern Norway and the burning of their houses so they could not help the Russians. Jodl says he was against …

Jul 18, 2025 · Alfred Jodl (1890-1946) was a German army officer and military advisor to Adolf Hitler. Jodl also served as chief of the Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High …

After the war, Jodl maintained his military career in the reduced Reichswehr, eventually becoming a high-ranking officer in the Nazi regime, where he served as the chief of operations staff in …

Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl was born May 10th, 1890, as Alfred Baumgärtler, son of the Bavarian Hauptmann der Artillerie Johannes Jodl and Therese Baumgärtler.

For his military strategies and orders that led to deaths of enemy troops and civilians throughout Europe, Jodl was arrested in 1945 and hanged a year later with several other top Nazis as a …

Jodl served as Hitlers’ chief advisor on operations and strategy, and commanded all of the Wehrmacht’s campaigns except the one against the Soviet Union. He was sentenced to death …