Wehrmacht High Command

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Nazi Germany military organization World War II military institution military high command

The Wehrmacht High Command was the central military leadership body of Nazi Germany, responsible for directing the operations, strategy, and administration of the German armed forces during the Second World War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nazi Germany military organization → World War II military institution → military high command →
appliesToJurisdiction	Wehrmacht →
associatedWith	German war crimes in World War II → Nazi war of aggression →
conflict	World War II → surface form: "Second World War" World War II →
controlled	strategic deployment of German armed forces →
country	Nazi Germany →
differentFrom	Luftwaffe → surface form: "Oberkommando der Luftwaffe" Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine → surface form: "Oberkommando der Marine" OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) → surface form: "Oberkommando des Heeres"
dissolved	1945 →
hasAbbreviation	OKW →
headedBy	Adolf Hitler →
headquartersLocation	Berlin →
inception	1938 →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
location	Berlin →
nativeName	Oberkommando der Wehrmacht →
notableCommander	Alfred Jodl NERFINISHED → Wilhelm Keitel NERFINISHED →
officeHeld	Chief of the OKW →
operatedIn	Germany →
oversaw	German Air Force operations at the strategic level → German Army operations at the strategic level → German Navy operations at the strategic level →
partOf	Nazi regime power structure → Wehrmacht command structure →
positionHeldBy	Adolf Hitler →
responsibleFor	coordination between different branches of the Wehrmacht → issuing operational orders to field commands → overall military strategy of Nazi Germany →
role	central military leadership body of Nazi Germany → military administration of the Wehrmacht → operational command of Wehrmacht forces → strategic direction of the German armed forces →
shortName	OKW →
significantEvent	coordination of multi-front operations for Nazi Germany → direction of German military campaigns in Europe → planning of major German offensives in World War II →
subjectOf	post-war war crimes investigations →
subordinateTo	Adolf Hitler →
timePeriod	1938–1945 → Nazi era →