Chief of the OKW
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The Chief of the OKW was the highest-ranking officer in Nazi Germany’s Armed Forces High Command, responsible for coordinating and directing the operations of the Wehrmacht under Adolf Hitler.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
command position
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military office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Wehrmacht
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| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of France
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German military operations in World War II → Invasion of Poland → Operation Barbarossa → |
| confersRank |
position usually held by a field marshal
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| controls |
OKW staff
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| dissolutionDate |
1945
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| firstHolder |
Wilhelm Keitel
NERFINISHED
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| formationDate |
1938
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| hasAuthorityOver |
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (in practice for joint operations)
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Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (in practice for joint operations) → Oberkommando des Heeres (in practice increasingly after 1941) → |
| hasRole |
chief of staff to Adolf Hitler for Wehrmacht operations
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coordinator of operations of the Wehrmacht → highest-ranking officer in the OKW → strategic military adviser to Adolf Hitler → |
| hasTitleInGerman |
Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht
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| historicalPeriod |
Nazi era
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World War II → |
| legalStatusAfterWar |
position abolished by Allied Control Council
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| locatedIn |
Berlin
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| memberOf |
German military high command
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| notableOfficeHolderConvictedOf |
war crimes
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| notableOfficeHolderExecuted |
Wilhelm Keitel
NERFINISHED
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| notableOfficeHolderTriedAt |
Nuremberg Trials
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| officeHolder |
Wilhelm Keitel
NERFINISHED
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| officeHolderEndTime |
1945
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| officeHolderStartTime |
1938
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| oversees |
coordination between Heer Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe
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operational planning of the Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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| relatedTo |
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
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Oberkommando der Luftwaffe → Oberkommando des Heeres → |
| reportsTo |
Adolf Hitler
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| responsibleFor |
implementation of Hitler’s military directives
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issuing operational orders to Wehrmacht commands → overall coordination of fronts → strategic war planning at the highest level → |
| scope |
strategic and operational level of warfare
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| seat |
OKW headquarters
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| subordinateTo |
Adolf Hitler
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| typeOfJurisdiction |
military command
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| usedLanguage |
German
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alfred Jodl
("Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht")
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High Command of the Armed Forces → High Command of the Armed Forces ("Chief of the Operations Staff of the OKW") → Oberkommando der Wehrmacht → Wilhelm Keitel ("Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht") → |
positionHeld |