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.


Statements (49)
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
North African Campaign
Operation Barbarossa
World War II
country Nazi Germany
dissolved 1945
hasPart Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
Oberkommando der 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
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany
timePeriod World War II
translatedName High Command of the Armed Forces

Referenced by (59)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Army Group A
Commander of Army Group A
Commander-in-Chief South
Commander-in-Chief South ("German Armed Forces High Command")
Commander-in-Chief South
Commander-in-Chief West
German Army Group G ("German Armed Forces High Command (OKW)")
Heer
Heeresgruppe Süd
I SS Panzer Corps
Kriegsmarine High Command
Luftwaffe High Command
OB West
OKH
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
Ob. Süd
Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Oberbefehlshaber West
subordinateTo
Case White ("German High Command")
Fall Weiss ("Oberkommando des Heeres")
Operation Barbarossa ("German High Command")
Operation Blue ("German High Command")
Operation Nordwind
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Weserübung
plannedBy
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler
High Command of the Armed Forces ("Operations Staff of the Wehrmacht")
High Command of the Armed Forces ("Wehrmachtführungsstab")
High Command of the Armed Forces ("Wehrmacht Propaganda Department")
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ("Wehrmachtführungsstab")
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ("Wehrmachtführungsstab")
hasPart
Chief of the OKW
Commander-in-Chief West
Oberbefehlshaber West
partOf
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
awardingAuthority
OKH
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
distinctFrom
Commander-in-Chief West
German Cross in Gold
establishedBy
Commissar Order ("High Command of the German Armed Forces")
Commissar Order
issuedBy
Albert Kesselring ("Wehrmacht high command")
Albert Kesselring ("Luftwaffe high command")
memberOf
High Command of the Armed Forces
Wehrmacht High Command
nativeName
CommissarOrderImplementation ("OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht)")
CommissarOrderImplementation ("German High Command")
orderedBy
DulagTransitCamps ("German High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW)")
administrativeControl
Hugo Sperrle ("Nazi Germany military leadership")
affiliatedWith
Helmuth Weidling ("Nazi military leadership")
associatedWith
German Cross in Gold ("German armed forces high command")
awardingOrganization
Alfred Jodl
employer
Reich Ministry of Defence
followedBy
Commander-in-Chief South
operatedBy
Saar Offensive ("German High Command")
opposedBy
Unternehmen Seelöwe
plannedByOrganization
Commander-in-Chief West ("Oberkommando der Wehrmacht leadership")
reportedTo
German Instrument of Surrender
surrenderingParty

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