Oberbefehlshaber West

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Oberbefehlshaber West was the German High Command authority responsible for directing Wehrmacht operations on the Western Front during World War II.

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Oberbefehlshaber West canonical 13
staff of Oberbefehlshaber West 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military command
Wehrmacht high command authority
appliesToJurisdiction Western Front
commanded German Army units in Western Europe
attached Luftwaffe units in Western theater
attached Waffen-SS units in Western theater
commandStructure theater-level command
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
dissolved 1945
engagedIn Battle of France
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Overlord
Western Allied invasion of Germany
hasResponsibility allocation of reserves in Western theater
coordination with Army Group B
coordination with Army Group G
strategic planning on Western Front
hasRole defense of Western Front
operational command of German forces in Western Europe
headquartersLocation Grand Paris urban area
surface form: Paris region

Saint-Germain-en-Laye
later various locations in Western Germany
inception 1940
location Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Western Europe
militaryBranch Heer
nativeLabel Oberbefehlshaber West self-link
notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Gerd von Rundstedt
Günther von Kluge
Walther Model
operatedDuring Nazi era
partOf OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
surface form: Oberkommando des Heeres

Wehrmacht
responsibleFor coordination of army, air force and other units in the West
defense against Allied invasion of France
shortName OB West
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
timePeriod 1940–1945
typeOfJurisdiction military theater command
usedLanguage German

Referenced by (14)

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German Army Group G subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
Günther von Kluge positionHeld Oberbefehlshaber West
OB West nativeLabel Oberbefehlshaber West
Ziegenberg (near Bad Nauheim) in later war years garrison Oberbefehlshaber West
this entity surface form: staff of Oberbefehlshaber West
German Army Group D subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
1st Parachute Army subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
5th Panzer Army subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
Oberbefehlshaber West nativeLabel Oberbefehlshaber West self-link
Panzergruppe West partOf Oberbefehlshaber West
Panzergruppe West subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
Panzergruppe Eberbach subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
German Army in France hasComponent Oberbefehlshaber West
Army Group G subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West