Title: In the service of the Reich
Description: The memoirs of Field-Marshal Keitel were written
in manuscript in prison at Nuremberg beginning on
1st September, 1946. The original is in the possession
of the Keitel family. His narrative covering the
years 1933 to 1938 is included in the German edition,
but in this English edition Keitels life up to
1937 is dealt with in the editors introduction,
which contains many extracts from Keitels own
account of those years. The translation of the memoirs
themselves here begins with 1937, on page 36.
On the other hand, some passages from the original
manuscript, which were not included in the German
edition, appear in this translation, as for example
the description of the Munich crisis and the planning
discussions for the invasion of Britain.
Subjects: Biography, Generals, Germany, Germany. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, german
Places: Germany
People: Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1946)
Time periods: World War II 1933-1946