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Alfred Jodl

Alfred Jodl, German general (died 1946)

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Born
May 10, 1890
Died
October 16, 1946
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1890

About Alfred Jodl

Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl was a German military officer who served as the Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht – the German Armed Forces High Command – throughout World War II. On 6 May 1945, Jodl was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Grand admiral Karl Dönitz, who had succeeded Hitler on 30 April 1945 as head of Germany and its armed forces. From 1914 to 1916, he served with a field artillery regiment on the Western Front, being awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class for gallantry in November 1914, and for being wounded in action. In 1918, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for gallantry in action. Alfred Jodl was educated at a military cadet school in Munich, from which he graduated in 1910.

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Alfred Jodl timeline

  1. Alfred Jodl was educated at a military cadet school in Munich, from which he graduated in 1910.
  2. From 1914 to 1916, he served with a field artillery regiment on the Western Front, being awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class for gallantry in November 1914, and for being wounded in action.
  3. In 1918, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for gallantry in action.
  4. On 6 May 1945, Jodl was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Grand admiral Karl Dönitz, who had succeeded Hitler on 30 April 1945 as head of Germany and its armed forces.

The world when Alfred Jodl was born

Alfred Jodl was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

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Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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