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Albert Kesselring

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (August 8, 1881-July 16, 1960)
    Son of a teacher
    Enlisted in the German Army (1904)
    Served in the 2nd Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment
    Transferred to German Air Force and served as a balloon observer in World War I
    Joined the recently established Luftwaffe as chief of staff
    Promoted to Field Marshal (1940)
    Commander, 1st Air Fleet
    Fought in Poland, Belgium, Holland, France, Russia, Malta, Tunisia, Italy, and Germany
    Seriously injured in a car crash with a heavy gun (1944)
    Captured by the Allies (1945)
    Convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death; sentence was commuted to life and he was pardoned in 1953
    Wrote his autobiography, 'A Soldier to the Last Day'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a friend of Hermann Goering and a loyal minion of Adolf Hitler.
    He was convicted of war crimes.
    While he was the supreme German commander in the Mediterranean, he ordered the terror bombing of Malta.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He organized his soldiers superbly during the defense of Italy.
    One of his roles was to help Erwin Rommel in the Desert War.
    He fought the Soviets on the Eastern Front.
    His talents were very diverse; he served in an artillery regiment and commanded air and ground units.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 46.07% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 56 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 77.36% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 65 Votes: 67.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 72.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 83 Votes: 75.90% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 132 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 188 Votes: 73.94% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 351 Votes: 70.09% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 391 Votes: 69.82% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 271 Votes: 69.00% Annoying