It was at 2.45am on May 8, 1945, that General
Alfred Jodl signed the surrender declaring: 'With this signature, the German people are, for better or for worse, delivered into the victor's hands.
May 6: Donitz continued his delaying tactics by sending General
Alfred Jodl, chief of operations, to meet Eisenhower at Rheims.
Finally, a grim-faced German delegation led by Col.-Gem
Alfred Jodl settled down at a plain wooden table with a cracked top, and although ashtrays were provided, for once, no one smoked.
In an attempt to give a balanced overview Dobkine has also included the case for the defence of a soldier (
Alfred Jodl) and of an administrator (Walker Funk) which raise the issues of responsibility and loyalty to superior officers, to Hitler and to the Nazi regime as a whole.
Hermann Goring G G G G Hanging Rudolf Hess G G NG NG Life Joachim von Ribbentrop G G G G Hanging Wilhelm Keitel G G G G Hanging Ernst Kaltenbrunner NG G G Hanging Alfred Rosenberg G G G G Hanging Hans Frank NG G G Hanging Wilhelm Frick NG G G G Hanging Julius Streicher NG G Hanging Walther Funk NG G G G Life Hjalmar Schacht NG NG Acquitted Karl Donitz NG G G 10 Years Erich Raeder G G G Life Baldur von Schirach NG G 20 Years Fritz Sauckel NG NG G G Hanging
Alfred Jodl G G G G Hanging Martin Bormann (absent) NG G G Hanging Franz von Papen NG NG Acquitted Arthur Seyss-Inquart NG G G G Hanging Albert Speer NG NG G G 20 Years Constantin von Neurath G G G G 15 Years Hans Fritzsche NG NG NG Acquitted
Other key members of Hitler's inner circle are conspicuous by their absence - because the likes of Hermann Goering,
Alfred Jodl and SS monster Ernst Kaltenbrunner were sentenced to death.
He said: "Along with the political leadership of Nazi Germany, the chiefs of staff of the German army,
Alfred Jodl and Wilhelm Keitel, were also charged with waging aggressive war.
Six other generals, among whom was Colonel-General
Alfred Jodl, chief of Hitler's personal staff, and two admirals were included in a list of those who suffered "slight injuries."