Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitelwas a German field marshal who served as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmachtfor most of World War II, making him the Chief of Defense for Germany. At the Allied court at Nuremberg, he was tried, sentenced to death, and hanged as a war criminal. He was the third highest-ranking German officer to be tried at Nuremberg...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth22 September 1882
CountryGermany
loyalty fate giving
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 to his duty. That is my fate.
military believe soldier
I believe German soldiers are good and decent, and if they did anything wrong it was because of military necessity.
circles feelings matter
No matter what Hitler said, he spoke with a fine feeling for the particular circle which he addressed. ... He was a great psychologist.
soldier virtue obedience
It isn't right to be obedient only when things go well; it is much harder to be a good, obedient soldier when things go badly and times are hard. Obedience and faith at such time is a virtue.