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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the High Command of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. Created in 1938, the OKW replaced the Reich War Ministry and had oversight over the individual High Commands of the country's armed forces: the Army (Heer), the Navy (Kriegsmarine), and the Air force … See more
The OKW was established by executive decree on 4 February 1938, in the aftermath of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair, which had led to the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and head of the See more
Officially, the OKW served as the military general staff for the Third Reich, coordinating the efforts of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. In … See more
• "Not the Stuff of Legend: The German High Command in World War II" – lecture by Dr. Geoffrey Megargee, author of Inside Hitler's High Command, available at the official YouTube … See more
During the Nuremberg Trials, the OKW was indicted but acquitted of being a criminal organization because of Article 9 of the charter of the international military tribunal.
Despite this, both Keitel and Jodl were convicted of war … See more• Seaton, A. The German Army, 1939–1945 (St. Martin's Press, 1982)
• Stone, David. Twilight of the Gods: The Decline and Fall of the German General Staff in World War II (2011). See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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