Keitel represents the professional military officer who discarded traditional Prussian military ethics in favor of blind ideological loyalty. His career serves as a case study in how "duty" can be perverted to facilitate genocide and total war.
: The "3of6" in the title refers to its position in the SBS broadcast schedule, though it is sometimes listed as episode 6 in other distributions. Historical Significance SBS.Hitlers.Warriors.3of6.Keitel.The.Lackey.x26...
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: The documentary is noted for using rare archival footage and interviews with former staff officers to illustrate Keitel's professional and personal collapse. : The episode covers his defense during the
: The episode covers his defense during the Nuremberg Trials, where he claimed he was merely a "liveried lackey" with no independent power. He was eventually convicted of crimes against humanity and executed in 1946. Production Details
: The documentary traces his rise from a staff officer during WWI to his role in the secret rearmament of Germany and his eventual appointment as Field Marshal.
: Keitel was often derisively referred to by his colleagues as "Lakeitel" (a play on the German word for lackey, Lakai ) due to his sycophantic devotion and inability to stand up to Hitler.
