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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Oberkommando der Wehrmacht | 47 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (7)
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