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  • Wilhelm Oxenius
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  • Major Wilhelm Oxenius (9 September 1912 - 13 August 1979) was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II. He served as an aide to Colonel General Alfred Jodl during World War II as a staff officer at the Operations Directorate of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. He was also an Operations Officer for Panzergruppe West in France in June 1944. He is notable for being a member and translator of the delegation that signed the German unconditional surrender at Reims on 7 May 1945 with Colonel General Jodl and General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg.
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  • 1937
Birth Date
  • 1912-09-09
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  • Wilhelm Oxenius
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  • --05-07
Birth Place
  • Kassel
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  • 250
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  • Major Wilhelm Oxenius (9 September 1912 - 13 August 1979) was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II. He served as an aide to Colonel General Alfred Jodl during World War II as a staff officer at the Operations Directorate of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. He was also an Operations Officer for Panzergruppe West in France in June 1944. He is notable for being a member and translator of the delegation that signed the German unconditional surrender at Reims on 7 May 1945 with Colonel General Jodl and General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. He was a prisoner of war from 10 May 1945 to 3 January 1948 and died aged 66.