| Ferdinand Jodl | |
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 Ferdinand Jodl | |
| Born | 28 November 1896 |
| Died | 9 June 1956 (aged 59) |
| Place of birth | Landau, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Place of death | Essen, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914-1945 |
| Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
| Commands held | XIX Mountain Corps |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Alfred Jodl (brother) |
Ferdinand Alfred Friedrich Jodl (28 November 1896 – 9 June 1956) was a German Wehrmacht officer, who notably served as the General der Gebirgstruppe of Mountain Corps Norway (Gebirgskorps Norwegen) during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive. He was the brother of Alfred Jodl, the German military commander who after the war was executed as a war criminal, and later acquitted by a German court.
Career[]
Jodl family grave, Ferdinand's name on the memorial slab.
- Chief Operations, XII Corps (1938 – 1940)
- Chief of Staff, XII Corps (1940)
- Chief of Staff, IL Mountain Corps (1940 – 1942)
- Chief of Staff, XX Mountain Army, Finland (1942 – 1944)
- General of the Mountain Troops (General der Gebirgstruppe), XIX Mountain Corps (1944)
- Acting General in charge of the Narvik Detachment (1944 – 1945)
Awards and decorations[]
- Military Merit Order, 4th class (Bavaria)
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (20 October 1915)
- 1st Class (2 June 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (12 January 1935)
- West Wall Medal (22 November 1940)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 September 1939)
- 1st Class (16 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Swords (28 March 1942)
- Oak Leaves (20 February 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (11 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commander of XIX. Gebirgskorps[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links[]
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