Norway Invasion Planning Conference
Jodl discusses plans for an invasion of Norway with Hitler, Keitel and Raeder.
Role range: 1939-1945
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Alfred Jodl Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Alfred Jodl through 130 dated historical records for Germany.
Alfred Jodl, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1939
Operation Weserübung Preparations Intensified
Jodl's operations staff develops military preparations for the planned invasion of Norway and Denmark.
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Western Offensive Postponement Orders Processed
Jodl signs or processes repeated postponement orders for the western offensive as weather and readiness delay the attack.
Role range: 1939-1945
Norway Denmark Holland Planning Discussion
Jodl, Warlimont and Jeschonnek discuss operational possibilities involving Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Role range: 1939-1945
Joint Service Norway Planning Coordinated
Jodl coordinates army, navy and air-force planning for the Scandinavian operation.
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Weserübung Launch Coordinated
Jodl's OKW staff coordinates the opening of the invasions of Denmark and Norway.
Role range: 1939-1945
Norway Campaign Crisis Managed at OKW
Jodl participates in high-level decisions as German forces face uncertainty during the Norwegian campaign.
Role range: 1939-1945
Fall Gelb Launch Supported
Jodl works within OKW as Germany launches the western offensive against the Low Countries and France.
Role range: 1939-1945
Belgium and Netherlands Operations Monitored
Jodl's operations staff monitors the rapid campaigns through Belgium and the Netherlands.
Role range: 1939-1945
France Campaign Operational Reporting
Jodl briefs and coordinates operational information during the final stages of the campaign in France.
Role range: 1939-1945
Promotion to General der Artillerie
Jodl is promoted from Generalmajor directly to General der Artillerie.
Role range: 1939-1945
Barbarossa Preliminary Planning Ordered
Jodl instructs Warlimont to begin planning for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945
Eastern Campaign Preparations Continued
Jodl initials a directive ordering continuation of preparations for a future campaign against the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945
Directive Barbarossa Initialled
Jodl initials Directive 21, the formal planning directive for Operation Barbarossa.
Role range: 1939-1945
Wehrmachtführungsstab Established
The Wehrmachtführungsamt develops into the Wehrmachtführungsstab, with Jodl remaining its chief.
Role range: 1939-1945
1941
Albania Intervention Order Initialled
Jodl initials Hitler's order preparing German intervention in support of operations connected with Greece and Albania.
Role range: 1939-1945
Romania Force Purpose Discussed
Jodl attends a conference where German concentrations in Romania are discussed as forces for operations against Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945
Barbarossa Command Conference
Jodl joins Hitler and Keitel in a detailed conference on preparations for Operation Barbarossa.
Role range: 1939-1945
Greece Occupation Requirement Discussed
Jodl is present when Hitler states that Greece must be fully occupied before any settlement.
Role range: 1939-1945
Belgrade Bombing Decision Conference
Jodl attends the conference that decides on the attack on Yugoslavia and bombing of Belgrade without prior declaration of war.
Role range: 1939-1945
Yugoslavia Destruction Planning
Jodl attends Hitler's conference ordering rapid military preparations to destroy Yugoslavia.
Role range: 1939-1945
Yugoslavia Operational Plan Issued
Jodl's office issues a tentative plan coordinating German and Italian military operations against Yugoslavia.
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Marita Opens
Jodl's OKW staff coordinates high-level operations as German forces invade Yugoslavia and Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Belgrade
German forces enter Belgrade during the invasion whose planning Jodl helped coordinate at OKW.
Role range: 1939-1945
Greek Campaign Operational Coordination
Jodl monitors the rapid German advance through Greece from the OKW operations staff.
Role range: 1939-1945
Crete Operation High Command Coordination
Jodl's staff participates in OKW coordination as German airborne forces attack Crete.
Role range: 1939-1945
Final Barbarossa Reports Reviewed
Jodl attends final high-level reports on Operation Barbarossa shortly before the invasion.
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa Begins
Jodl serves at OKW as Germany launches the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945
Commissar Policy Draft Reviewed
Jodl contributes comments to planning connected with the criminal policy against captured Soviet political commissars.
Role range: 1939-1945
Eastern Campaign Situation Briefings
Jodl participates in frequent operational briefings as the German advance continues deep into the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945
Leningrad Destruction Policy Transmitted
The order signed by Jodl calls for Leningrad to be destroyed rather than occupied after surrender.
Role range: 1939-1945
Moscow Destruction Policy Transmitted
The same order extends a destructive policy to Moscow rather than accepting a capitulation.
Role range: 1939-1945
Moscow and Leningrad Surrender Rejection Order
Jodl signs an order stating that surrender offers from Moscow or Leningrad should not be accepted.
Role range: 1939-1945
Hitler Assumes Army Command Operational Consequences
Jodl continues OKW work after Hitler personally assumes command of the German Army.
Role range: 1939-1945
Mediterranean Strategic Coordination Continues
Jodl's staff continues coordinating German commitments in the Mediterranean and Balkans.
Role range: 1939-1945
OKW Multi Theatre Operations Role Consolidated
Jodl's operations staff increasingly directs theatres outside the main Eastern Front.
Role range: 1939-1945
Winter Eastern Front Crisis Briefings
Jodl participates in high-level briefings as German forces face the Soviet winter counteroffensive.
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Eastern Front Operational Control Remains with OKH
The main Eastern Front remains under OKH operational control while Jodl's OKW staff directs other theatres.
Role range: 1939-1945
OKW Western Theatre Responsibilities Expanded
Jodl's operations staff assumes broader responsibility for theatres facing the Western Allies outside the main Eastern Front.
Role range: 1939-1945
Western Allied Theatre Direction Expanded
Jodl becomes the principal OKW operational adviser for campaigns against the Western Allies and peripheral theatres.
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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