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**Generalfeldmarschall**

Albert Kesselring
Generalfeldmarschall; Albert Kesselring
	Kesselring wearing his Knight's Cross in 1940
Nickname(s)	Smiling Albert; Uncle Albert;
Born	30 November 1885; Marktsteft, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	16 July 1960 (aged 74); Bad Nauheim, Hessen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1904–1918); Weimar Republic (1918–1933); Nazi Germany (1933–1945);
Service/branch	Bavarian Army (1904–1918); Reichsheer (1918–1933); Luftwaffe (1933–1945);
Years of service	1904–1945
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held	Luftflotte 1; Luftflotte 2; OB South; Army Group C; OB West;
Battles/wars	World War I Western Front; Eastern Front; World War II Invasion of Poland (1939); Battle of France (1940); Battle of Britain (1940); Operation Barbarossa (1941); German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941; Operation Typhoon (1941); Siege of Malta (1940–1942); North African Campaign (1940–1943); Italian Campaign (1943–1945); Central Europe Campaign (1945);
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
	War crimes
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted 21 years' imprisonment

Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German military officer and convicted war criminal who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.

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Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring
Kesselring wearing his Knight's Cross in 1940
Nickname(s)	Smiling Albert Uncle Albert
Born	(1885-11-30)30 November 1885 Marktsteft, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	16 July 1960(1960-07-16) (aged 74) Bad Nauheim, Hessen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1904–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Service/branch	Bavarian Army (1904–1918) Reichsheer (1918–1933) Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Years of service	1904–1945
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held	Luftflotte 1 Luftflotte 2 OB South Army Group C OB West
Battles/wars	World War I Western Front Eastern Front World War II Invasion of Poland (1939) Battle of France (1940) Battle of Britain (1940) Operation Barbarossa (1941) German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941 Operation Typhoon (1941) Siege of Malta (1940–1942) North African Campaign (1940–1943) Italian Campaign (1943–1945) Central Europe Campaign (1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
War crimes

Conviction(s)	War crimes
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted 21 years' imprisonment