Wilhelm Keitel

Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (b. 1882) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and a senior military leader during World War II. He was one of Adolf Hitler's close military advisers. He was present when Hitler was shot dead by Erich von Manstein after Hitler had berated Manstein for not pushing foward with an offensive in the Ukraine. He and Alfred Jodl were immediately arrested.