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.
wilhelm, oxenius, major, september, 1912, august, 1979, german, wehrmacht, officer, during, world, major, signing, german, instrument, surrender, reims, france, 1945born, 1912, september, 1912kasseldied13, august, 1979, 1979, aged, west, germanyallegiance, wei. Major Wilhelm Oxenius 9 September 1912 13 August 1979 was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II Wilhelm OxeniusMajor Wilhelm Oxenius at the signing the German Instrument of Surrender at Reims France 7 May 1945Born 1912 09 09 9 September 1912KasselDied13 August 1979 1979 08 13 aged 66 West GermanyAllegiance Weimar Republic to 1933 Nazi Germany to 1945 Service wbr branch German ArmyYears of service1937 1945RankMajorBattles warsWorld War IIAwardsIron Cross 1st ClassIron Cross 2nd ClassInfantry Assault Badge in SilverOxenius 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 editGerman Instrument of SurrenderReferences edit Peter Antill 2005 Berlin 1945 End of the Thousand Year Reich Page 86 Osprey Publishing ISBN 1 84176 915 0 External links editDetails of the Surrender from a Stars and Stripes staff writer nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Oxenius amp oldid 1188828928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
