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Field Marshal '''Wilhelm Keitel''' (1882-1946) was head of the High Command of the [[Wehrmacht]] during the [[Second World War]] and was hanged as a [[war criminal]] following conviction at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal|Nuremberg Trial]] of 1946. | Field Marshal '''Wilhelm Keitel''' (1882-1946) was head of the High Command of the [[Wehrmacht]] during the [[Second World War]] and was hanged as a [[war criminal]] following conviction at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal|Nuremberg Trial]] of 1946. | ||
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| + | Keitel did admit that he was a bad Christian and repented. He was communed by Henry Gerecke before he was hanged.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:11, April 10, 2021
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1946) was head of the High Command of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War and was hanged as a war criminal following conviction at the Nuremberg Trial of 1946.
Keitel did admit that he was a bad Christian and repented. He was communed by Henry Gerecke before he was hanged.[1]