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.

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 …

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 …

Dec 15, 2025 · Jodl [jo:ʹdəl], Alfred, 1890–1946, tysk militär, generalöverste 1944. Jodl blev 1938 chef för operationsavdelningen i överkommandot (OKW), och kom att kvarstå i befattningen …

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 …

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 …

Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (10 May 1890 in Würzburg – 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg) was a German military Officer and commander. He was the Chief of the Operations Staff of the …

Jodl var under hela andra världskriget Hitlers stabschef för krigsmaktens överkommando OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), och var som sådan en av Hitlers närmaste rådgivare.