The Oberkommando der Marine was the high command and the highest administrative and command authority of the Kriegsmarine, a branch of the Wehrmacht. It was officially formed from the Marineleitung of
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Generaladmiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg
Walter Warzecha on the deck of a training ship
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the supreme military command and control staff of Nazi Germany during World War II, that was directly subordinated to Adolf Hitler. Created in 1938, the OKW succeede
Oberkommando der Marine
…1936. In 1937 it was combined with the new Seekriegsleitung (SKL). There were two re-organisations, in November 1939 and May 1944. It was part of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. The OKM was broadly divided into six sections…
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