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Alfred Jodl Biography

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Alfred Jodl, born on May 10, 1890, and died on October 16, 1946, was a German military leader during the Nazi era. His specific profession and life experiences are not well-documented.

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“Death - by hanging! - that, at least, I did not deserve. The death part - all right, somebody has to stand for the responsibility. But that - that I did not deserve!”

Responsibility Deserve

Author:Alfred Jodl

“Yes, I'm very normal, everything is okay, I won't become a psychiatric case.”

Cases Normal Okay Psychiatric

Author:Alfred Jodl

“To this very day, I do not know what he (Hitler) thought or knew or really wanted. I only knew my own thoughts and suspicions.”

Knows Wanted My Own Suspicion

Author:Alfred Jodl

“Hitler [had an] excess of imagination, which very frequently foresaw what would happen but also very often went astray.”

Happens Imagination Excess

Author:Alfred Jodl

“The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out.”

Pact Munich Czechoslovakia

Author:Alfred Jodl

“My most profound confidence is however based upon the fact that at the head of Germany there stands a man by his entire development, his desires, and striving can only have been destined by fate to lead our people into a brighter future.”

People Men Has Beens Facts Desire Fate Development Profound Strive Germany Destined Brighter Brighter Future

Author:Alfred Jodl

“It is tragic that the Fuehrer should have the whole nation behind him with the single exception of the Army generals. In my opinion it is only by action that they can now atone for their faults of lack of character and discipline.”

Should Whole Character Action Nations Behinds Opinion Discipline Should Have Army Faults Exception Tragic Lack Of Character

Author:Alfred Jodl

“In view of the vast size of the occupied areas in the East the forces available for establishing security in these areas will be sufficient only if all resistance is punished not by legal prosecution of the guilty but by the spreading of such terror by the occupying power as is appropriate to eradicate every inclination to resist among the population. The competent commanders must find the means of keeping order not by demanding more security forces but by applying suitable Draconian methods.”

“The indictment knocked me on the head. First of all, I hand no idea at all about 90 per cent of the accusations in it. The crimes are horrible beyond belief, if they are true. Secondly, I don't see how they can fail to recognize a soldier's obligation to obey orders. That's the code I've live by all my life.”

Ifs Firsts Ideas Hands Order Belief Failing Crime Soldier Horrible Obligation No Idea Code Live By Cents Accusation Indictment

Author:Alfred Jodl

About the Author

Born: May 10, 1890
Died: October 16, 1946
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Quotes: 9

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