| − | '''Alfred Jodl''' (born May 10, 1890, Würzburg, Germany—died October 16, 1946, ][Nürnberg]]) was Chief of the Armed Forces High Command Operations Staff in [[Nazi]] Germany.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Jodl Alfred Jodl | World War II, Nazi, Wehrmacht | Britannica]</ref> In this capacity Jodl directed all military campaigns and participated in planning and authorizing the brutal methods that the German Armed Forces employed while waging war. | + | '''Alfred Jodl''' (born May 10, 1890, Würzburg, Germany—died October 16, 1946, [[Nürnberg]]) was Chief of the Armed Forces High Command Operations Staff in [[Nazi]] Germany.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Jodl Alfred Jodl | World War II, Nazi, Wehrmacht | Britannica]</ref> In this capacity Jodl directed all military campaigns and participated in planning and authorizing the brutal methods that the German Armed Forces employed while waging war. |
| − | Jodl was found guilty at [[Nurembeg Trials]] 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.<ref>[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/alfred-jodl Alfred Jodl | Holocaust Encyclopedia].</ref> | + | Jodl was found guilty at [[Nuremberg Trials]] 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.<ref>[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/alfred-jodl Alfred Jodl | Holocaust Encyclopedia].</ref> |