OKW

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OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) was the German Armed Forces High Command during Nazi Germany, overseeing the strategic direction and coordination of the Wehrmacht in World War II.

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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht 47 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht command structure
military high command
organization
appliesToJurisdiction Wehrmacht
surface form: German Armed Forces
associatedWith war crimes of the Wehrmacht
commandStructure directly subordinate to Adolf Hitler
conflict World War II
controlled German armed forces operations on most fronts
country Nazi Germany
dateFormed 1938-02-04
dissolved 1945-05
distinctFrom Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe
surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
surface form: Oberkommando des Heeres
establishedBy Adolf Hitler
hasPart Abwehr
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe
surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
surface form: Oberkommando des Heeres

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
surface form: Wehrmachtführungsstab
headquartersLocation Berlin
Wünsdorf
historicalEra Nazi era in Germany
ideology Nazism
involvedIn occupation policies in occupied Europe
planning of Operation Barbarossa
planning of the Western campaign of 1940
planning of the invasion of Poland
language German
legalOutcome leaders convicted at the Nuremberg Trials
notableCommander Alfred Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
notableEvent signing of the German Instrument of Surrender in May 1945
officeHeldBy Wilhelm Keitel
parentOrganization government of Nazi Germany
partOf Wehrmacht
position Chief of the OKW
replaced Reich Ministry of Defence
surface form: Reich Ministry of War
responsibleFor coordination between army, navy, and air force
overall operational planning of the Wehrmacht
role coordination of the German armed forces
strategic direction of the Wehrmacht
shortName OKW self-linksurface differs
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
symbol Flag of Nazi Germany
surface form: Wehrmacht eagle and swastika
timePeriod World War II era
translatedName High Command of the Armed Forces

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OKW shortName OKW self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
OB West subordinateTo OKW