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Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Wilhelm Keitel was born on the family estate at Helmscherode in Brunswick on 22 September 1883. The concept of loyalty was a strong current in the upbringing of young Wilhelm and would prove to be his undoing later on. Although Keitel was an intelligent boy he was only an average student.

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Initially only horses and hunting held his interest but like so many of his generation the powerful army of the new Reich exercised a strong attraction on him and he soon decided on a military career. It was a fateful decision that would lead him not only to the highest rank in the army, but to death on the gallows.

Keitel joined the only Brunswicker battery of the 46th Prussian Field Artillery Regiment in 1901.

The young lieutenant soon proved to be an industrious and efficient officer with a special for organizational duties. He was appointed Staff-Captain of the regiment responsible for all matters pertaining to mobilization.

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