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.

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Commander-in-Chief Southeast 1

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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

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subject surface form: Albert Kesselring
subject surface form: Ewald von Kleist
Oberbefehlshaber Südost translationOfName Commander-in-Chief South
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief Southeast