Wilhelm Oxenius

Wilhelm Oxenius
Major Wilhelm Oxenius at the signing the German Instrument of Surrender at Reims, France 7 May 1945
Born	(1912-09-09)9 September 1912 Kassel
Died	13 August 1979(1979-08-13) (aged 66) West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	German Army
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Infantry Assault Badge in Silver

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

• German Instrument of Surrender

References

1. Peter Antill (2005). Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich, Page 86. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-915-0.

External links

• Details of the Surrender from a Stars and Stripes staff writer