▁Berlin ▁B end ler block ▁and ▁a ▁tele gram ▁to ▁Ke itel ▁from ▁the ▁consp ir ators ▁and ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁first ▁steps . ▁Ke itel ▁then ▁heard ▁over ▁the ▁radio ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁had ▁failed ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁immediately ▁to ▁Dan zig . ▁He ▁confirmed ▁by ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Wilhelm ▁Ke itel ▁that ▁Hitler ▁was ▁alive . ▁Bo eh mer ▁was ▁taken ▁before ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Court ▁and ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁B ode win ▁Ke itel ▁was ▁ ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁F ühr er res erve ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁High ▁Command ▁( OK H ). ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war , ▁then ▁dismiss ed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁German ▁Cross ▁in ▁Silver ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁as ▁Gener alle ut nant ▁in ▁the ▁OK H / Ch ief ▁of ▁H PA ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁Deutsch es ▁Gesch le chter buch . ▁Band ▁ 1 0 2 . ▁G ör l itz ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Hans - Jo achim ▁Ke itel : ▁Geschichte ▁der ▁Familie ▁Ke itel . ▁Hannover ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Di eter ▁L ent : ▁Ke itel , ▁B ode win . ▁In : ▁Hor st - R üd iger ▁Jar ck ,