Wehrmacht High Command

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The Wehrmacht High Command was the central military leadership body of Nazi Germany, responsible for directing the operations, strategy, and administration of the German armed forces during the Second World War.

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instanceOf Nazi Germany military organization
World War II military institution
military high command
appliesToJurisdiction Wehrmacht
associatedWith German war crimes in World War II
Nazi war of aggression
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

World War II
controlled strategic deployment of German armed forces
country Nazi Germany
differentFrom Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
linked to: Luftwaffe

Oberkommando der Marine
Oberkommando des Heeres
dissolved 1945
hasAbbreviation OKW
headedBy Adolf Hitler
headquartersLocation Berlin
inception 1938
languageOfWorkOrName German
location Berlin
nativeName Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
notableCommander Alfred Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
officeHeld Chief of the OKW
operatedIn Germany
oversaw German Air Force operations at the strategic level
German Army operations at the strategic level
German Navy operations at the strategic level
partOf Nazi regime power structure
Wehrmacht command structure
positionHeldBy Adolf Hitler
responsibleFor coordination between different branches of the Wehrmacht
issuing operational orders to field commands
overall military strategy of Nazi Germany
role central military leadership body of Nazi Germany
military administration of the Wehrmacht
operational command of Wehrmacht forces
strategic direction of the German armed forces
shortName OKW
significantEvent coordination of multi-front operations for Nazi Germany
direction of German military campaigns in Europe
planning of major German offensives in World War II
subjectOf post-war war crimes investigations
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
timePeriod 1938–1945
Nazi era

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Fall Blau plannedBy German High Command
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Commander of Army Group A establishedBy German High Command
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds awardingBody German High Command
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Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site surrenderSignedOnBehalfOf German High Command
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OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) partOf Wehrmacht command structure
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Chief of the OKW hasTitleInGerman Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht
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Operation Achse commandedBy German High Command
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Ob. Süd subordinateTo German High Command
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Frühlingserwachen commandedBy German High Command
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Unternehmen Blau plannedBy German High Command
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Operation 25 plannedBy German High Command
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Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe historicalContext Third Reich military leadership
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1st Panzer Division usedBy German High Command
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Operation Winter Storm plannedBy German High Command
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Hitler Line namedBy German High Command
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Third Reich elite society associatedWith Wehrmacht high command
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Case Red commandedBy German High Command
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Abwehr parentOrganization German Armed Forces High Command
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Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia issuedBy German High Command
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Operation Margarethe plannedBy German High Command
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Franz Halder memberOf Wehrmacht High Command
Führerhauptquartier system partOf German High Command infrastructure
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German summer offensive of 1942 plannedBy German High Command
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John Smith associatedWith Nazi high command
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Oberkommando der Luftwaffe partOf Wehrmacht command structure
subject linked to: OKL
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German Operation Trappenjagd planningAuthority German High Command
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Army Office partOf Wehrmacht command structure
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