Ferdinand Jodl
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Ferdinand Jodl
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Ferdinand Jodl
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| Born | 28 November 1896 Landau, Kingdom of Bavaria |
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| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
| Commands held | XIX Mountain Corps |
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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. Ferdinand Jodl was acquitted by a German court.
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Career
- 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
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| Preceded by
General der Gebirgstruppe Georg Ritter von Hengl
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Commander of XIX. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 15 May 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by Organisation disbanded |
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- 1896 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Landau
- People from the Palatinate (region)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Wehrmacht generals
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class
- German prisoners of war
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- Reichswehr personnel
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