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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ⓘ; abbreviated OKW German: [oːkaːˈveː] ⓘ; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. 4. Februar 1938 bis 8. Mai 1945. Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ( OKW) zählte mit dem Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), dem Oberkommando der Marine (OKM) und dem Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) zu den höchsten Stabsorganisationen der Wehrmacht.
Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈkaɪ̯tl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II.
The Heer as the German army and part of the Wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the Reichsheer of the Weimar Republic (1921–1935). There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100,000 men to a war-fighting force of several million men.
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW; Wehrmacht High Command) was designed to exercise command and control of the three branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (army), the Luftwaffe (air force), and the Kriegsmarine (navy)—each of which had its own high command.
Apr 3, 2008 · Reviewer: schupo - - April 13, 2008. Subject: A good reference book. Thank you for the 1st part of the war diary of the high command of the Wehrmacht, it is a very good reference book for the 2nd World War history on the German side.
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt]; German: [oːkaːˈveː]; abbreviated OKW; lit. 'Upper Command of the Armed forces') was the High Command of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
