Ferdinand Jodl | |
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Ferdinand Jodl
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Born | 28 November 1896 |
Died | 9 June 1956 | (aged 59)
Allegiance |
German Empire Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Army |
Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
Commands held | XIX Mountain Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Relations | Alfred Jodl (brother) |
Ferdinand Alfred Friedrich Jodl (28 November 1896 – 9 June 1956) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the Mountain Corps Norway during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive. He was the brother of Alfred Jodl, the German military commander who after the war was executed as a war criminal. Ferdinand Jodl was acquitted by a German court.