German Supreme Command
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The German Supreme Command was the highest military leadership body of the German Empire during World War I, directing overall strategy and operations under figures such as Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oberste Heeresleitung | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command authority
ⓘ
military high command ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | militarization of German politics during World War I ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | unrestricted submarine warfare ⓘ |
| commandedBranch | German Army ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| directedOperation |
Battle of Verdun
ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form:
Spring Offensive of 1918
|
| dissolvedAfter | German defeat in World War I ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | collapse of Imperial German monarchy ⓘ |
| exercisedPower | de facto political influence in the German Empire ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Berlin
ⓘ
Spa ⓘ |
| implemented |
Schlieffen Plan
ⓘ
surface form:
Schlieffen Plan variants
|
| influenced |
German war strategy on the Eastern Front
ⓘ
German war strategy on the Western Front ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erich Ludendorff
ⓘ
Erich von Falkenhayn ⓘ Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | German military establishment ⓘ |
| responsibility |
operational direction of German armed forces
ⓘ
overall military strategy ⓘ |
| role | highest military leadership body of the German Empire during World War I ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Emperor
ⓘ
Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiser Wilhelm II
|
| timePeriod |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
World War I era
|
| usedLanguage | German ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Oberste Heeresleitung