Wilhelm Keitel quotes
Wilhelm Keitel was a German field marshal who served as Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces) during World War II. As one of Adolf Hitler’s closest military advisers, he played a major role in planning and executing Nazi military operations. He was later convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials and executed. Here are 16 of his quotes:
The Führer has ordered that the enemy employs in partisan warfare Communist-trained fanatics who do not hesitate to commit any atrocity. It is more than ever a question of life and death. This fight has nothing to do with soldierly gallantry or principles of the Geneva Convention. If the fight against the partisans in the East, as well as in the Balkans, is not waged with the most brutal means, we will shortly reach the point where the available forces are insufficient to control the area. It is therefore not only justified, but it is the duty of the troops to use all means without restriction, even against women and children, so long as it ensures success. Any consideration for the partisans is a crime against the German people.
Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel
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Occupation: German Celebrity
Born: September 22, 1882
Died: October 16, 1946
Quotes count: 16
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