Ferdinand Jodl Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 28, 1896
Birth place	Germany , Landau
Date of death	June 09, 1956
Place of death	Germany , Essen

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Military person

allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) *Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	XIX Mountain Corps
relation	Alfred Jodl
service start	1914
service end	1945