OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
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The Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) was the German Army High Command responsible for directing the operations and administration of the Heer (Army) in Nazi Germany during World War II.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) Context triple: [GermanArmyGroupNorth, higherCommand, OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)]
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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the German Armed Forces High Command that directed Nazi Germany’s military operations during World War II.
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German General Staff
The German General Staff was the central planning and command organization of the German Army, renowned for its highly professional, systematic approach to military strategy and operations from the 19th century through World War II.
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Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht was Nazi Germany’s unified armed forces during World War II, encompassing the army, navy, and air force and serving as the primary instrument of German military aggression in Europe.
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Organisation Todt
Organisation Todt was a Nazi-era civil and military engineering group responsible for constructing large-scale infrastructure and fortifications across Germany and occupied Europe.
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E.
Reichswehr
The Reichswehr was the small, professional armed force of the Weimar Republic, constrained by the Treaty of Versailles and serving as Germany’s official military between World War I and the rise of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) Target entity description: The Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) was the German Army High Command responsible for directing the operations and administration of the Heer (Army) in Nazi Germany during World War II.
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A.
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the German Armed Forces High Command that directed Nazi Germany’s military operations during World War II.
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B.
German General Staff
The German General Staff was the central planning and command organization of the German Army, renowned for its highly professional, systematic approach to military strategy and operations from the 19th century through World War II.
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C.
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht was Nazi Germany’s unified armed forces during World War II, encompassing the army, navy, and air force and serving as the primary instrument of German military aggression in Europe.
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D.
Organisation Todt
Organisation Todt was a Nazi-era civil and military engineering group responsible for constructing large-scale infrastructure and fortifications across Germany and occupied Europe.
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E.
Reichswehr
The Reichswehr was the small, professional armed force of the Weimar Republic, constrained by the Treaty of Versailles and serving as Germany’s official military between World War I and the rise of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military high command
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Nazi Germany military organization ⓘ army high command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OKH ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of France
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Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| commandStructure | centralized staff organization ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| hadSection |
intelligence staff
ⓘ
logistics staff ⓘ operations staff ⓘ personnel office ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Berlin
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Wünsdorf ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Nazi era
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| ideologyContext |
Nazism
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surface form:
National Socialism
|
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| nativeName |
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| notableCommander |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Heinz Guderian ⓘ Walther von Brauchitsch ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Heer ⓘ |
| oversawUnitType |
German field armies
ⓘ
army groups ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht High Command
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surface form:
Wehrmacht command structure
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| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief
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surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Army
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| responsibleFor |
army administration
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logistics of the German Army ⓘ personnel management of the German Army ⓘ planning army operations ⓘ training of the German Army ⓘ |
| role |
administrative command of the German Army
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operational command of the German Army ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | German Army ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of German military command in World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
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Subject: OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) Description of subject: The Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) was the German Army High Command responsible for directing the operations and administration of the Heer (Army) in Nazi Germany during World War II.
Referenced by (85)
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