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Wilhelm Keitel (Perpetrator)

Wilhelm Keitel was the highest ranking military officer in Germany during WWII. He was born on 9/22/1882 into a Catholic family with rich military history. He started his military career in 1901, and gradually raised his positions throughout his life to a field marshal. To him, Hitler’s word was law. He faithfully carried out every order given to him and never questioned or disobeyed Hitler. His role in the Holocaust was to shoot and massacre hostages, prisoners of war, and civilians in German-occupied territories. His faithfulness to Hitler was what got him in trouble at the Nuremburg Trials where he was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, and war crimes.

Wikipedia. "Wilhelm Keitel." __Wikipedia.com__. 5/5/09, []

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