Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the German Armed Forces High Command that directed Nazi Germany’s military operations during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht command structure
military high command
abbreviation OKW
allegiance Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party leadership
commandStructure direct control by Adolf Hitler
parallel to Nazi Party leadership structures
conflict Battle of Berlin
Battle of France
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Stalingrad
Defense of the Reich
Invasion of Poland
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
Operation Barbarossa
World War II
country Nazi Germany
dissolved 1945
hasPart Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
linked to: Kriegsmarine

Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
linked to: Luftwaffe

Oberkommando des Heeres
Wehrmachtführungsstab
headquartersLocation Berlin
Wünsdorf
ideology Nazism
inception 1938
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalStatus instrument of a criminal regime
notableCommander Alfred Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
notableEvent signing of the German Instrument of Surrender 1945
operatedIn Germany
occupied Europe
partOf Wehrmacht
positionHeld Chief of the OKW
Chief of the Operations Staff of the OKW
replaced Reichswehrministerium
responsibleFor planning aggressive wars
violations of the laws of war
war crimes
role coordination of army navy and air force operations
implementation of Hitler’s military directives
strategic military planning
subjectOf Nuremberg Trials
linked to: Nuremberg trials
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany
timePeriod World War II
translatedName High Command of the Armed Forces

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German Instrument of Surrender surrenderingParty Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Fall Weiss plannedBy Oberkommando des Heeres
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Albert Kesselring memberOf Wehrmacht high command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Albert Kesselring memberOf Luftwaffe high command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Operation Barbarossa plannedBy German High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Case White plannedBy German High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
CommissarOrderImplementation orderedBy OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht)
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
CommissarOrderImplementation orderedBy German High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Operation Sea Lion plannedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross awardingAuthority Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Heer subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Operation Weserübung plannedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Saar Offensive opposedBy German High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Operation Blue plannedBy German High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht hasPart Wehrmachtführungsstab
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief South subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief South subordinateTo German Armed Forces High Command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Heeresgruppe Süd subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Oberbefehlshaber West partOf Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Oberbefehlshaber West subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Operation Nordwind plannedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Hugo Sperrle affiliatedWith Nazi Germany military leadership
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
DulagTransitCamps administrativeControl German High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW)
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) awardingAuthority Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
German Cross in Gold establishedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
German Cross in Gold awardingOrganization German armed forces high command
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Alfred Jodl employer Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
German Army Group G subordinateTo German Armed Forces High Command (OKW)
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Helmuth Weidling associatedWith Nazi military leadership
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht hasPart Wehrmachtführungsstab
subject linked to: OKW
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commissar Order issuedBy High Command of the German Armed Forces
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commissar Order issuedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
OKH subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
OKH distinctFrom Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Unternehmen Seelöwe plannedByOrganization Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander of Army Group A subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief West partOf Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief West subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief West establishedBy Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Commander-in-Chief West reportedTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht leadership
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Army Group A subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) distinctFrom Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler hasPart Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Chief of the OKW partOf Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
High Command of the Armed Forces nativeName Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
High Command of the Armed Forces hasPart Operations Staff of the Wehrmacht
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
High Command of the Armed Forces hasPart Wehrmachtführungsstab
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
High Command of the Armed Forces hasPart Wehrmacht Propaganda Department
linked to: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
I SS Panzer Corps subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht