Biography:Keitel was the chief commander of the German armed forces for the entirety of World War II, serving from 1938 to 1945. In this capacity he oversaw the invasion and occupation of most of mainland Europe.
Keitel was one of three German signatories to the final surrender of Germany in the ruins of Berlin on May 8, 1945. After the war he was tried at Nuremberg with crimes against humanity and executed in 1946.
1940-08-08 German "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel, to mobilize German forces in the East before the start of Operation Barbarossa and the invasion of the Soviet Union
1945-05-08 German General Wilhelm Keitel formally surrenders to the Allies represented by the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Union in Berlin
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