German military leader Albert Kesselring served as an artillery officer in World War I. During World War II, he was a Luftwaffe commander and in 1943, he was named the Supreme German commander in Italy. In the latter stages of the war he commanded all German forces on the Western front. Bibliography: Kesselring, Albert. Kesselring : A Soldier's Record. 1981. Greenwood Pub Group MacKsey, Kenneth. Kesselring: The Making of the Luftwaffe . 1978. McKay David Co Inc. MacKsey, Kenneth. Kesselring : The Making of the Luftwaffe . 1978. David & Charles.