Werner von BlombergMay 1935
Helps found the Wehrmacht, consists of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). Appointed Commander of the Wehrmacht
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Helps found the Wehrmacht, consists of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). Appointed Commander of the Wehrmacht
Legally, the Commander in Chief of the Wehrmacht was Adolf Hitler in his capacity as Germany's head of state, a position he gained after the death of President Paul von Hindenburg in August 1934. Appointed Head of the Wehrmacht. Administration and military authority initially lay with the war ministry under Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg
When conscription is reintroduced Hitler had himself promoted to the new title Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces)
Wehrmacht, name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945, consists of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The Reichswehr was renamed Wehrmacht
Appointed Commander in Chief, Wehrmacht
After von Blomberg resigned following the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Wilhelm Keitel is created
Appointed the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
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