German General Staff

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general staff military staff organization

The German General Staff was the central planning and command organization of the German Army, renowned for its highly professional, systematic approach to military strategy and operations from the 19th century through World War II.

Aliases (7)

Generalstab des Heeres ×1
German Army General Staff ×1
German Army High Command ×1
German Army general staff ×1
German Army high command on Eastern Front ×1
Oberkommando des Heeres ×1
Truppenamt ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	general staff → military staff organization →
activeDuring	Franco-Prussian War → World War I → World War II →
appliesToJurisdiction	German Army →
country	Germany →
developed	Auftragstaktik → Schlieffen Plan → railway mobilization plans → war contingency plans →
dissolved	1945 →
dissolvedAsPartOf	denazification →
dissolvedBy	Allied Control Council →
field	military logistics → military strategy → operational art →
hasPart	Generalstab des Heeres → Great General Staff → Kriegsakademie → intelligence section → logistics section → operations section → training and education section →
inception	1806 → Prussian era →
influenced	Japanese Imperial Army General Staff → United States Army staff system → general staff systems worldwide →
influencedBy	Napoleonic Wars →
location	Berlin →
notableFor	general staff officer education → operational planning → professional military planning → systematic staff work → war-gaming and exercises →
notableMember	Alfred von Schlieffen → Erich Ludendorff → Franz Halder → Helmuth von Moltke the Elder → Helmuth von Moltke the Younger → Wilhelm Keitel →
partOf	Imperial German Army → Prussian Army → Reichswehr → Wehrmacht Heer →
predecessor	Prussian General Staff →
reputation	emphasis on rigorous staff training → highly professional officer corps →
usedLanguage	German →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Case White ("Oberkommando des Heeres") → Fall Weiss → Operation Sea Lion ("German Army High Command") → Plan White →	plannedBy
Prussian Army → Prussian General Staff →	influenced
OKH →	associatedWith
OKH ("German Army General Staff") →	controlled
Erich Ludendorff →	employer
Prussian General Staff →	followedBy
German General Staff ("Generalstab des Heeres") →	hasPart
Gerd von Rundstedt ("German Army general staff") →	memberOf
Helmuth Weidling ("German Army high command on Eastern Front") →	partOf
Prussian General Staff ("Truppenamt") →	replacedBy
Friedrich Paulus →	servedIn