Alfred Jodl

Alfred Jodl (1890–1946) was a German army officer who led the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command during World War II. The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg convicted him of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Wilhelm Keitel: Wilhelm Keitel was a German field marshal and chief of the Armed Forces High Command during World War II. Keitel headed the command structure whose operations staff Jodl led.
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht: The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was Nazi Germany’s supreme armed-forces command organization. Jodl’s operations staff formed a central part of this high command.
Operation Barbarossa: Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, launched in June 1941. Jodl’s staff helped prepare and direct the campaign in which criminal orders were issued.
International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg: The International Military Tribunal was the court that tried major Nazi leaders in Nuremberg from 1945 to 1946. It judged Jodl and established the legal record behind his conviction.
Adolf Hitler: Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. Jodl attended Hitler’s military conferences and transmitted orders issued under his authority.
Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command: The Operations Staff was the Wehrmacht High Command’s office for coordinating military planning and operations. Jodl headed this staff, which translated strategic direction into operational orders.
Norwegian campaign: The Norwegian campaign was Germany’s 1940 invasion and conquest of Denmark and Norway. Jodl played a prominent planning role in this early campaign.
Nuremberg Principles: The Nuremberg Principles are legal principles affirming individual responsibility for international crimes. The tribunal applied these principles to reject the idea that official position erased personal responsibility.
Hermann Göring: Hermann Göring was a leading Nazi official and commander of the German Luftwaffe. Göring was a fellow defendant at Nuremberg and a senior figure in the regime Jodl served.
Commissar Order: The Commissar Order instructed German troops to execute captured Soviet political commissars. Jodl helped transmit and maintain an order central to the prosecution’s case against the command.

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