Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (born 1882, died 16th October 1946) passed away peacefully at the age of 64 on 16th October 1946. He was born in Helmscherode, Germany. During his 34 years in the German army, Wilhelm Keitel achieved several high ranking titles, culminating in his appointment as head of the German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) in 1938 and thus took on the responsibility of representing Germany in negotiations to end the Second World War. During his leadership, Wilhelm Keitel demonstrated unwavering loyalty to Adolf Hitler and acted on his behalf in several difficult military conflicts and negotiations of surrender with Allied forces. As a result of his actions, he was found guilty by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg for war crimes committed by the German forces under his command, and sentenced to death by hanging. Wilhelm Keitel spent the last years of his life in Spandau Prison in Berlin, where he was found guilty of war crimes and was handed down the death sentence, which was carried out on the 16th of October 1946. He was remembered as an excellent leader and a loyal follower, whose commitment to the German forces of his era shall remain in the annals of history.