1 January 1938Lieutenant GeneralFriedrich Fromm
Appointed Lieutenant General
Historical records for Germany in 1938, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Lieutenant General
Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute
Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute
Marries Erna Gruhn (sometimes referred to as "Eva" or "Margarete"), a 26-year-old typist. A marriage used by Hitler to cause a scandal & take over command of the armed forces
Documents are found signed by Hess clearing an Austrian Nazi revolt in the Spring. Austrian police raid the Committee of Seven Vienna HQ
It is revealed to Hitler that Blomberg had married a whore & he resigns. Hitler & Goering were witnesses at Blombergs wedding
Blomberg resigns after Heydrichs SD exposes Blombergs wifes record of prostitution
Blomberg resigns after Heydrichs SD exposes Blombergs wifes record of prostitution
Hitler uses Blombergs resignation to become Commander in Chief
Presents his dossier on von Blombergs wife to Goering. Gathers embarassong evidence about von Blombergs new wife, Eva Gruhn
Hitler uses the crisis to appoint himself supreme commander of the armed forces. Dismisses 16 high ranking officers during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Forces von Leeb into retirement during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Appointed Chief of the High Command of the Armed forces, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Appointed Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, Wehrmacht
Used by Hitler for him to take control of the armed forces. Discredited by a marriage to a prostitute & forced to resign
Blomberg is forced to resign
Conservatives such as Blomberg, Fritsch & Neurath appointed by Hindenburg are removed
Dismissed by Hitler as Foreign Minister
Dismissed by Hitler as Ambassador of Austria
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Assumes the leadership of the Ministry of War. Appoints von Ribbentrop Foreirgn Minister
Appointed Minister of the Ministry of Economics
Blombergs resignation comes into effect
Appointed Commander in Chief, Wehrmacht
Appointed Chief of the High Command of the Armed forces, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Informs the Austrian Chancellor to hand control over to the Nazis. Hitler orders the Austrian Chancellor to to hand over control of his Government
Schuschigg is forced by Hitler to agree an amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis
Hitler orders the Austrian Chancellor to to hand over control of his Government
Jodl records and supports military pressure used during the crisis leading to the annexation of Austria.
Promises to support the rights of Germans not living in the Reich in the Reichstag
Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia
Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia
With Hitler's approval the CAbinet can promulgate decrees which have the status of law. The last Cabinet meeting of the 3rd Reich
Blomberg goes into exile
Blomberg goes into exile
Tries in vain to hold a plebiscite in Austria against the anschluss
Herbert Hoover tells Hitler that his doctrine would be unacceptable and intolerable in the US
Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence
Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence
Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th
Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th
Mussolini indicates that he will not intervene to save Austria. Austrian Nazis in Government appeal to Hitler to restore order
Austrian Nazis take to the streets in Austria & appeal to Hitler to restore order
Makes an ultimatum to Schuschnigg forbidding his referendum on union with Germany
Jodl initials and supplements directives connected with Case Otto during the Austrian crisis.
Austrian Nazis take to the streets in Austria & appeal to Hitler to restore order
German troops are prepared to invade Austria
Decides to issue an ultimatum to annex Bohemia & Moravia
An ultimatum is drafted on Hitler's orders by Keitel calling the Czechs to surrender
Makes an ultimatum to Schuschnigg forbidding his referendum on union with Germany
Commands the 2nd Panzer Division through Linz to Vienna during the Anschluss
Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss
Orders Wihelm Stuckart to Vienna to draft a law making him President of Austria
Proclaims the union of Austria with Germany. German troops occupy Austria which then becomes a Dominion of the 3rd Reich
Orders Stuckart to Vienna to organize anshcluss n defiance of the Versailles Treaty
Ordered by Hitler to Vienna to organize a total anshcluss
Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss
Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss
German troops enter Austria
Makes a triumphal entry into Vienna, where he had lived so long as a tramp. Chamberlain anounces in the Commons that nothing could have stopped the anshcluss
Hitler lays a wreath on his parents grave in Austria
Herman Goering warns all Jews to leave Austria
Advises the German population in Czech to demand enough to break-up the Cezh state
Hitler promises to support Henlein & make him Viceroy of Czech
The Einsatzgruppen were formed under the direction of Heydrich and operated by the SS before and during World War II. The Einsatzgruppen had its origins in the ad hoc Einsatzkommando formed by Heydrich to secure Government buildings and documents following the Anschluss in Austria in March 1938
99.08% of Austrians & Germans vote in favour of the Anschluss
99.08% of Austrians & Germans vote in favour of the Anschluss
Releases Olympia, her two-part documentary on the 1936 Olympic Games.
Henlein demands full independence for the Sudeten Germans
Henlein demands full independence for the Sudeten Germans
The Sudeten Germans demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government
Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna meets with Hitler and then directs all Catholic clergy and laity to "unconditionally support the great German State and the Fuhrer"
Recognizes the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, Manzhouguo
German troop movements are reported near the Bohemian border
"It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future"
"It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future"
Says he will only take action against Czech if Britain & France do not intervene
Says he will only take action against Czech if Britain & France do not intervene
Resigns over Hitler's policy on Czech, believes Germany is not equipped for war
Resigns over Hitler's policy on Czech, believes Germany is not equipped for war
Consults the Army to occupy The Netherlands & Belgium & how long it would take
Pays a State visit to Mussolini in Rome
Henlein rejects Benes offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
Henlein rejects Benes offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland
Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland
Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland
Hitler demanded recognition of Sudeten German self-determination during his first meeting with Chamberlain.
Britain & France wish to persuade Czech to cede areas greater than 50% to Germany
Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich. Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia
Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia
Hitler claimed that conditions had changed since the Berchtesgaden meeting one week earlier.
Hitler demanded immediate evacuation of Czechoslovak authorities from the territories marked on his map.
Hitler rejected a prolonged international process for transferring Sudeten German areas to Germany.
Hitler rejected the Anglo-French transfer plan presented by Chamberlain as inadequate and outdated.
Hitler insisted that German troops, rather than international forces, occupy the ceded districts.
Ribbentrop attended the talks and supported Hitler’s rejection of the Anglo-French proposals.
Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia
Hitler claimed that conditions had changed since the Berchtesgaden meeting one week earlier.
Hitler demanded immediate evacuation of Czechoslovak authorities from the territories marked on his map.
Hitler rejected a prolonged international process for transferring Sudeten German areas to Germany.
Hitler rejected the Anglo-French transfer plan presented by Chamberlain as inadequate and outdated.
Hitler insisted that German troops, rather than international forces, occupy the ceded districts.
Ribbentrop attended the talks and supported Hitler’s rejection of the Anglo-French proposals.
Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich
Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich
Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich
Hitler rejected the earlier transfer timetable and demanded rapid German military occupation of the Sudetenland.
Hitler claimed prompt German occupation was necessary to protect Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak authority.
Hitler refused to guarantee Czechoslovakia’s remaining frontiers without Polish and Hungarian participation.
Hitler required Czechoslovak troops, police, and officials to withdraw from designated districts by October 1.
Hitler stated that Germany would become a satisfied continental power after settlement of the Sudeten question.
Hitler supplied a map identifying territories for immediate occupation and areas proposed for plebiscites.
Hitler demanded plebiscites in additional areas not assigned directly to Germany by the population map.
Hitler linked settlement of German claims to unresolved Polish and Hungarian minority demands.
Hitler allowed Chamberlain to soften the memorandum’s wording but refused changes to its essential demands.
Hitler approved a written memorandum defining Germany’s expanded demands and accelerated occupation timetable.
Hitler demanded immediate release of ethnic Germans held in Czechoslovak prisons.
Hitler demanded that German-speaking soldiers be released from the Czechoslovak armed forces.
Hitler required evacuated territory to retain fortifications, factories, rail equipment, food, and livestock.
Ribbentrop presented the German memorandum and its accompanying territorial map to the British delegation.
Hitler claimed prompt German occupation was necessary to protect Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak authority.
Hitler refused to guarantee Czechoslovakia’s remaining frontiers without Polish and Hungarian participation.
Hitler required Czechoslovak troops, police, and officials to withdraw from designated districts by October 1.
Hitler stated that Germany would become a satisfied continental power after settlement of the Sudeten question.
Hitler supplied a map identifying territories for immediate occupation and areas proposed for plebiscites.
Hitler demanded plebiscites in additional areas not assigned directly to Germany by the population map.
Hitler linked settlement of German claims to unresolved Polish and Hungarian minority demands.
Hitler allowed Chamberlain to soften the memorandum’s wording but refused changes to its essential demands.
Hitler approved a written memorandum defining Germany’s expanded demands and accelerated occupation timetable.
Hitler demanded immediate release of ethnic Germans held in Czechoslovak prisons.
Hitler demanded that German-speaking soldiers be released from the Czechoslovak armed forces.
Hitler required evacuated territory to retain fortifications, factories, rail equipment, food, and livestock.
Ribbentrop presented the German memorandum and its accompanying territorial map to the British delegation.
Ribbentrop presented the Godesberg memorandum and map setting out Germany's expanded territorial demands.
Weizsacker helped manage diplomatic communications after Chamberlain departed from Godesberg.
Weizsacker helped manage diplomatic communications after Chamberlain departed from Godesberg.
Hitler publicly repeated his territorial demands and threatened action if the Sudetenland was not transferred.
Hitler rejected Horace Wilson’s attempt to reopen negotiations on terms less severe than the memorandum.
Hitler publicly repeated his territorial demands and threatened action if the Sudetenland was not transferred.
Hitler rejected Horace Wilson’s attempt to reopen negotiations on terms less severe than the memorandum.
Hitler told a Sportpalast audience that the Sudetenland was his final territorial demand in Europe.
Hitler maintained the Godesberg demands while German military preparations continued near Czechoslovakia.
Hitler maintained the Godesberg demands while German military preparations continued near Czechoslovakia.
Troops pass before Hitler to the indifference of the Berliners, in contrast to 1914
Appeals to Hitler not to begin a war
Draws up the draft for the memorandum which Mussolini uses for the Munich Agreement
Hitler wants a conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich
Holds a conference with Mussolini & the Prime Minister's of France & Britain
Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement
Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement
Hitler wants a conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich
Mussolini sends his Ambassador of agree the action Hitler wants in the Sudetenland
The French Ambassador visits Hitler & agrees occupation of the Sudetenland 10th Oct
Draws up the draft for the memorandum which Mussolini uses for the Munich Agreement
Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement
Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement
Draws up the draft for the memorandum which Mussolini uses for the Munich Agreement
Hitler postponed the invasion deadline and invited Chamberlain, Daladier, and Mussolini to Munich.
The Treaty of Munich confirms the Godesberg Proposals agreed between Hitler & Chamberlain
Boards Mussolinis train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech
Substantially the same as the Godesberg Proposals agreed between Hitler & Chamberlain
Boards Mussolinis train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech
The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany under the terms of the Munich Agreement
Boards Mussolinis train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech
The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany under the terms of the Munich Agreement
Under the Treaty of Munich The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany
Hitler pledges that the Sudetenland is his final demand
The Treaty of Munich confirms the Godesberg Proposals agreed between Hitler & Chamberlain
The Treaty of Munich confirms the Godesburg Proposals agreed between Hitler & Chamberlain
Under the Treaty of Munich The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany
Ribbentrop advised Hitler during the negotiations and opposed concessions beyond Germany's territorial objectives.
Weizsacker supported the German delegation during preparation and drafting of the agreement.
Signs the Munich Agreement
Signs the Munich Agreement
After Munich, Jodl records approval of Hitler's success in neutralising Czechoslovakia without immediate war.
Hitler signed the agreement authorizing German occupation of the Sudetenland between October 1 and October 10.
Hitler signed the bilateral declaration with Chamberlain after concluding the four-power agreement.
Jodl participates in detailed planning connected with a possible German attack on Czechoslovakia.
Jodl discusses operational timing requirements for a manufactured incident before any planned attack on Czechoslovakia.
Appointed Commander Luftflotte 1, based in Berlin
German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held. Czech loses 11,000 sqr miles of territory
Troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after Hitler has signed the Munich Agreement. German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held
Troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after Hitler has signed the Munich Agreement. German troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after the Munich Agreement
Brauchitsch supervised the German Army's entry into the first occupation zones of the Sudetenland.
German troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after the Munich Agreement
Hitler toured newly occupied Sudeten territory and received orchestrated public welcomes.
Announces the strengthening of Germany's western fortifications
Hitler's government completed occupation of the Sudeten territories according to the Munich timetable.
Keitel oversaw military arrangements as German occupation of the designated Sudeten zones was completed.
Hosts the Polish Ambassador, Jozef Lipski & demands the return of Danzig
Hosts the Polish Ambassador, Jozef Lipski & demands the return of Danzig
Visits Mussolini to sign the pact with Italy. Draws up the terms of a pact between Germany, Italy & Japan
Agrees German-Italian arbitration to settle a frontier between Hungary & Slovakia
Assures the Slovak leader, Durcansky, that Germany will support Slovak independence
Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Lithuania bows to German demands to end martial law in Memel - local Nazi party leaders Neumann, Bertuleit and Bottchner released from prison
Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary
Ribbentrop co-arbitrated the First Vienna Award transferring territory from Czechoslovakia to Hungary.
At Weimar makes a speech denouncing Churchill, Eden & Cooper as warmongers
Used to spark of further pogroms in Germany. Secretary at the German legation in Paris, assassinated
Death of Ernst von Rathenau, assassinated
Used to spark of further pogroms in Germany
26,000 male Jews arrested
The assassination of vom Rath in Paris is used to spark off "Kristallnacht"
Roths assassination as an excuse for Kristallnacht. Hershel Grynsxpan wants to assassinate the German Ambassador but shoots Ernst vom Rath
Death of Ernst von Rath, assassinated
After the assassination of von Rath by a Jewish Pole Hitler provokes anti-Jewish riots
Advises party leaders anti-Jewish demonstrations should not be discouraged
Instructs the police not to interfere
Synagogues are set on fire, cemeteries violated & Jewish buildings destroyed. 30,000 Jews are sent to concentration camps. 26,000 male Jews arrested
The assassination of vom Rath in Paris is used to spark off "Kristallnacht"
Roths assassination as an excuse for Kristallnacht. Raths assasination is used as an excuse for Kristallnacht
Appointed Chief of Staff of IV Corps
The US Ambassador is withdrawn from Berlin after the events of "crystal night"
Reports to Goering that 74 Jews had been killed & 20,000 arrested. Reports to Goering 815 Jewish shops & 171 homes destroyed & 191 synagogues set fire
Authorities arrested 22 Germans who tried to stop the violence.
German and Austrian Jews suffer 1 billion Marks of damage and forced to wear the Star of David.
Nazi leaders heard that a Jew had shot a German diplomat in Paris and ordered reprisals, Nazis kill 35 Jews, arrest thousands and destroy Jewish synagogues, homes and stores throughout Germany and Austria.
Nazis destroyed 7,600 Jewish businesses, and 236 people died.
The violence burned 191 synagogues and 177 Jewish apartments.
Hermann Goering announces he favors Madagascar as a Jewish homeland
Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig
Issues a directive to the Commanders of the Armed Forces for the occupation of Danzig
Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig
Issues a directive to the Commanders of the Armed Forces for the occupation of Danzig
Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig
Poland renews a non-aggression pact with the USSR to protect against a German invasion
Orders the Gestapo to target wealthier Jews, more than 20,000 are taken into custody
Jodl leaves staff work temporarily to command Artillery Command 44 in the Linz area.
Appointed Colonel (Oberst) of the 56th Artillery Regiment
Instructs the Gestapo to liaise with the police to ensure Jewish property is destroyed
Hitler orders the Kriegsmarine to plan a sea-borne invasion of Memel under the codename "Transport Exercise Stettin"
After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
Leo Baeck heads this organisation as its president until his deportation in January 1943. After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
Hitler orders the Kriegsmarine to plan a sea-borne invasion of Memel under the codename "Transport Exercise Stettin"
Jewish property is "legally" confiscated
Signs a declaration to hold talks on mutual relations. Signs a declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine
Visits the French Premier, George's Bonnet, & signs a German-French agreement. Signed declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine
Signs a declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine
Signed declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine
National Socialists win 26 of 29 seats in the local assembly (Landtag)
Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews
Finds barium among products of neutron-bombarded uranium.
Helps identify barium as a uranium fission product.
Appointed Adjutant of Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Appointed Administrator of Dachau concentration camp
Sent into Austria to set up Workers Front organisations
Witzleben is associated with senior army officers who oppose Hitler and fear the consequences of Nazi military policy
After von Blomberg resigned following the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Wilhelm Keitel is created
Sent as a spy to check the defensive fortifications along the Sudeten border
Sets up a Secret Cabinet Council, probably to impress Chamberlain, but it never meets
Appointed Chief of the German General Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Abwehr
Appointed Chief of Staff, Abwehr, German military intelligence
Milch commands the Luftflotte V in the Norwegian campaign
Milch commands the Luftflotte V in the Norwegian campaign
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Wehrmacht
Appointed to command & establish Army Group Five in Austria
Appointed Commander of No 8 Company in the 36th Panzer Regiment
Appointed Commander of Fighter Wing 53
Appointed Commander of the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion, Hitler's personal security unit
Appointed Commander of Luftflotte 3
Appointed Commander of the Luftwaffengruppe Drei
Attends the Hossbach conference where Hitler announces his aggressive foreign policy
Hitler uses the crisis to appoint himself supreme commander of the armed forces. Dismisses 16 high ranking officers during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis. Dismsses Blomberg & Fritsch after contrived revelations about their personal lives
Forced into retirement during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Appointed Administrator of Dachau concentration camp
Death of Karl Kautsky
Obtains a doctorate in medicine
Founds the Jewish Office of Emmigration
Expels 150,000 Jews from Austria
Appointed Foreign Secretary, without Portfolio
Appointed Commander of the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion, Hitler's personal security unit
Asks for complete autonomy for Sudeten Germans in the Karlsbad Decrees
Asks for complete autonomy for Sudeten Germans in the Karlsbad Decrees
Sends an emissary but fails to gain support against Germany if Hitler invades Czech
Believes Germany is not strong enough to break through the Czech fortifications
A prototype of the VI is developed
Appointed Head of the Jewish Office of Emmigration
Appointed Lieutenant General
Requested by Hitler to rebuild Linz
Requested by Hitler to rebuild Munich
Appointed Reichskommissar after the Munich agreement
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on carotenoids and vitamins.
Appointed Party Treasurer of the NSDAP
After von Blomberg resigned following the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Wilhelm Keitel is created
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). After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created
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). After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created
Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH
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)
Founds the Office of Jewish Emigration
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)
Urges Brauchitsch to plot against Hitler, resigns when Brauchitsch informs Hitler
Appointed Reichskommissar after the Munich agreement
After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
Urges Brauchitsch to plot against Hitler, resigns when Brauchitsch informs Hitler
Urges Brauchitsch to plot against Hitler, resigns when Brauchitsch informs Hitler
Resigns after charges of homosexuality & blackmail after opposition to army reforms
Forced into retirement during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Appointed Member of SS
Appointed the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Appointed Commander in Chief of the 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
After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created
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). In the reshuffle Hitler becomes the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
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). After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created
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