High Command of the Armed Forces

High Command of the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany during World War II
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High Command of the Armed Forces

Summary

High Command of the Armed Forces is a general staff[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of general_staff entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,069 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Command of the Armed Forces is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's instance of is recorded as general staff[4].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's headquarters location is recorded as Maybach I and II[5].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's military branch is recorded as Wehrmacht[6].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's Commons category is recorded as Oberkommando der Wehrmacht[7].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Operations Staff[8].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Central Office[9].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Chief of Armed Forces Motor Transportation[10].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Chief of Transportation of the Armed Forces[11].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Chief of the Armed Forces Patrol Service[12].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Chief of the Armed Forces Medicine[13].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Special Staff for Trade War and Economic Fighting Measures[14].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Budget Branch[15].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Inspector General for Prisoners of War of the Armed Forces[16].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Legal Department[17].
  • February 4, 1938 marks the founding of High Command of the Armed Forces[18].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces was dissolved in May 8, 1945[19].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces was part of the conflict European Theater of World War II[20].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as Wehrmacht[21].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oberkommando der Wehrmacht[22].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's replaces is recorded as Ministry of the Reichswehr[23].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'}[24].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'OKW'}[25].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces[26].
  • High Command of the Armed Forces's commanded by is recorded as Wilhelm Keitel[27].

Body

Founding

February 4, 1938 marks the founding of High Command of the Armed Forces[18].

Identity

High Command of the Armed Forces's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'OKW'}[25].

Operations

High Command of the Armed Forces's headquarters location is recorded as Maybach I and II[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Wehrmacht[21].

Dissolution

High Command of the Armed Forces was dissolved in May 8, 1945[19].

Why It Matters

High Command of the Armed Forces ranks in the top 6% of general_staff entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,069 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include Lossberg study[30], a military operation plan[31], in Nazi Germany[32], founded in 1940[33].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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