Wilhelm Oxenius

Wilhelm Oxenius
Oxenius at the signing the German Instrument of Surrender at Reims, France 7 May 1945
Born(1912-09-09)9 September 1912
Kassel
Died13 August 1979(1979-08-13) (aged 66)
West Germany
AllegianceGermany
BranchGerman Army
Service years1937–1945
RankMajor
ConflictsWorld War II
Awards

Major Wilhelm Oxenius (9 September 1912 – 13 August 1979) was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II.

Oxenius 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.

Oxenius 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.[1]

He was a prisoner of war from 10 May 1945 to 3 January 1948 and died aged 66.

See also

References

  1. ^ Peter Antill (2005). Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich, Page 86. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-915-0.
  • Media related to Wilhelm Oxenius at Wikimedia Commons
  • Details of the Surrender from a Stars and Stripes staff writer Archived 2017-05-08 at the Wayback Machine


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