“It is tragic to have to realize that the best I had to give as a soldier, obedience and loyalty, was exploited for purposes which could not be recognized at the time, and that I did not see that there is a limit set even for a soldier's performance of his duty.”

About Wilhelm Keitel

Military Officer • German

Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel was a German field marshal who served as Chief of the Armed Forces High Command (OKW) during World War II. As the principal military leader under Adolf Hitler, he was involved in the...