Commander-in-Chief West
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Commander-in-Chief West was the senior German military command responsible for directing Wehrmacht operations on the Western Front during World War II.
Aliases (1)
- Commander in Chief West ×2
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military command
→
Wehrmacht high command → military staff headquarters → |
| activeDuring |
Second World War
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| areaOfOperations |
Belgium
→
Channel coast → France → Netherlands → Western Germany → |
| commandLanguage |
German
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| commandStructure |
theater-level command
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
→
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| establishedBy |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
→
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| front |
Western Front against the Allies
→
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| hasCommander |
Albert Kesselring
→
Gerd von Rundstedt → Günther von Kluge → Walther Model → |
| location |
Paris area
→
Saint-Germain-en-Laye → occupied France → |
| militaryBranch |
Heer
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| notableFor |
commanding German forces during the Allied invasion of Normandy
→
directing German response to Operation Dragoon → directing German response to Operation Overlord → organizing defense against Allied landings in France → |
| operatedBy |
Wehrmacht
→
|
| opposedBy |
Allied Expeditionary Force
→
British Army → Canadian Army → United States Army → |
| oversaw |
Army Group B
→
Army Group D → Army Group G → |
| partOf |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
→
|
| reportedTo |
Adolf Hitler
→
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht leadership → |
| responsibleFor |
coordination with Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine commands in the West
→
defense of German-occupied Western Europe → directing Wehrmacht operations on the Western Front → operational control of German ground forces in the West → |
| role |
coordination of army group commands in the West
→
operational command → strategic command → |
| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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| theater |
Western Front
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| timePeriod |
1940s
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Gerd von Rundstedt
→
Karl von Rundstedt ("Commander in Chief West") → Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ("Commander in Chief West") → |
positionHeld |