Talk:Wilhelm Keitel

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October 31, 2019	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 21, 2019.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to Chief of the Armed Forces High Command because of his craven willingness to function as Adolf Hitler's mouthpiece?

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 22, 2020, and September 22, 2022.

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Moved here

Some believe the hanging violated the rules of the Geneva conventions for how to treat Prisoners of War. There needs to be more detail here if it is to be included. Roadrunner 21:05, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Suffocating Death "Struggle" that Lasted 24 Minutes?

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

It is well understood by medical science that victims of hanging lose consciousness almost without exception in less than a minute after suspension. They do not regain functional consciousness at any point. Reflexes and muscles spasms are not a "struggle"...and yet we see this fallacy repeated all over the place. Wikipedia should not be a place of misinformation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.88.37.238 (talk • contribs)

I reworded this sentence. --K.e.coffman (talk) 23:36, 29 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

I'm glad that he hit his head on the way down, and likely suffered for a while. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.188.108.204 (talk) 06:58, 22 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

Ad Category:Nazi Party members

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Pls. ad Category:Nazi Party members

    ad bearer of Golden Party Badge  - thanx --2A01:5241:2B7:8200:7FF1:1401:4B67:9117 (talk) 12:38, 26 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 November 2023

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Wilhelm the bad (talk) 10:52, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

I want to add awards

Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you. Tollens (talk) 11:52, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

What did he do in WW1?

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article jumps from his marriage in 1909 to his war ministry work in 1929. Surely he must have seen action in WW1? 90.155.34.28 (talk) 21:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Relationship to Kitty Oppenheimer

Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Keitel was a first cousin - once removed of Kitty Oppenheimer, not her uncle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4040:2AA1:1A00:E4E0:83E2:641A:D450 (talk) 03:02, 22 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Indeed - her mother was Keitel's cousin. Is the reference on the Kitty Oppenheimer page sufficient to overide the reference cited here? Gilgamesh4 (talk) 18:49, 16 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

More neutral, encyclopedic tone

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

~~"He signed a number of criminal orders and directives that led to numerous war crimes."~~ -> "He signed orders and directives that were later determined to constitute war crimes by the International Military Tribunal."

"~~He was reviled among his military colleagues as Hitler's habitual 'yes-man.'"~~ -> "He was criticized by some military colleagues for his close alignment with Hitler's directives." (Unless the former is sourced) SilentExplorer (talk) 21:40, 13 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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