Commander-in-Chief South
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Commander-in-Chief South was the senior German military command responsible for directing Axis operations in the Mediterranean and southern European theaters during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-Chief Southeast | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military command
ⓘ
Wehrmacht high command position ⓘ |
| alliancesManaged | coordination with Italian armed forces ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
OB Süd
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief South (Oberbefehlshaber Süd) ⓘ
surface form:
Oberbefehlshaber Süd
|
| commandStructure | theater command under German High Command ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlled |
German forces in the Italian Campaign
ⓘ
German forces in the Mediterranean Sea area ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
air warfare
ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean region
ⓘ
Southern Europe ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| natureOfWork | military strategy and operations ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Albert Kesselring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ Maximilian von Weichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Allied forces in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| oversaw |
German operations in Italy
ⓘ
German operations in North Africa ⓘ German operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| partOf |
German military
ⓘ
surface form:
German Armed Forces
|
| responsibleFor |
directing Axis operations in southern Europe
ⓘ
directing Axis operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| role | strategic coordination of German and Axis forces in the south ⓘ |
| scope | multi-service joint command ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of Axis command structure in World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| theater |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Southern European theatre of World War II
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| typeOfCommand | theater-level command ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
German Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Albert Kesselring
subject surface form:
Ewald von Kleist
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief Southeast