Wilhelm Gimmler
German signals officer
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| Intro | German signals officer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Military leader Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1890 | |
| Death | 1963 (aged 73 years) |
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Wilhelm Gimmler (13 October 1890 in Hohenlinden; 19 August 1963 in Hamelin) was a German Army general signals officer, who became Commander in Chief of Signals in the west OB West (German: Chef AgWNV) and Chief of the Armed Forces Sgnal Communications Office during World War II. Gimmler was responsible for coordinating all the cryptographic security studies undertaken by German Armed Forces and was notable for standardising wireless phraseology between different Army Groups.