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Wilhelm Keitel
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1940
January
27
Hitler orders preparations to invade Norway
On 27 January 1940 Keitel, at Hitler’s wish, took over planning an operation against Norway. A separate OKW staff was set up and the plan named “Weserübung”.
June
22
Key event
The Armistice of Compiègne
On 22 June 1940, in Foch’s carriage in the Forest of Compiègne, Huntziger and Keitel signed an armistice. Germany took three-fifths of France.
1941
June
23
Hitler at the Wolf’s Lair
On 23 June 1941 Hitler left Berlin for a new headquarters in a forest near Rastenburg. From the Wolf’s Lair he ran the war on the USSR for over three years.
December
07
The Night and Fog decree
On 7 December 1941 Keitel signed Hitler's guidelines, later called the Nacht und Nebel decree. Suspected resisters in the West vanished secretly into the Reich.
1945
April
22
Hitler's breakdown
On 22 April 1945, on learning that Steiner's attack had not begun, Hitler admitted the war was lost and declared that he would stay in Berlin to the end.
May
08
Key event
The surrender at Karlshorst
On 8 May 1945 in Berlin-Karlshorst, Keitel, Friedeburg and Stumpff signed Germany's final act of unconditional surrender before Zhukov and Tedder.