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Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)

Germany · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1935–1945Date range
5Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1935

Werner von Fritsch1935

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH

1938

Walther von Brauchitsch1938

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH

Adolf Hitler1938

Warfare / Military

The OKW coordinates military activities but Keitels sway over the three branches of service (army, air force, and navy) was rather limited, each its own High Command, known as Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, army), Oberkommando der Marine (OKL)

1941

Adolf Hitler1941

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH

1942

Erwin von WitzlebenMarch 1942

Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of OKH Fuhrer Reserve

1945

Ferdinand Schorner1945

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH

Names involved

Adolf HitlerErwin von WitzlebenFerdinand SchornerWalther von BrauchitschWerner von Fritsch

Provenance

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