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Albert Kesselring (1885-1960) was the Luftwaffe’s one time Chief of Staff. He is also well known for taking command of German forces in Italy and he was nicknamed "Smiling Albert" by Allied troops.

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  • Albert Kesselring (8. elokuuta 1881 – 16. heinäkuuta 1960) oli Saksan ilmavoimien Luftwaffen sotamarsalkka toisen maailmansodan aikana.
  • Albert Kesselring (1885-1960) was the Luftwaffe’s one time Chief of Staff. He is also well known for taking command of German forces in Italy and he was nicknamed "Smiling Albert" by Allied troops.
  • Albert Kesselring was born in Marktsteft, Bavaria, on 30 November 1885. He joined the Bavarian Army as an officer cadet in 1904, and served in the artillery branch. During WWI, he served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. After the war, Kesselring was tried for war crimes and sentenced to death. The sentence was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment. A political and media campaign resulted in his release in 1952, ostensibly on health grounds. He was one of only three Generalfeldmarschalls to publish his memoirs, entitled Soldat bis zum letzten Tag (A Soldier to the Last Day).
  • Albert Kesselring (Marktsteft / Unterfranken, 13 november 1885 - Bad Nauheim, 16 juli 1960) was een Duitse generaal en veldmaarschalk uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Tijdens de oorlog was hij opperbevelhebber van de Duitse bombardementsdivisies van de Luftwaffe. Hij wordt verantwoordelijk gehouden voor de talloze terreurbombardementen die tijdens de oorlog, op zijn bevel, werden uitgevoerd door Duitse bommenwerpers. Kesselring behaalde erg veel succes met zijn tactische en goed doordachte luchtaanvallen. Hij werd onderscheiden met diamanten bij het ridderkruis, de hoogste Duitse onderscheiding.
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