'Upper Command of the Army'; abbreviated OKH) was the high command of the Army of Nazi Germany. It was founded in 1935 as part of Adolf Hitler 's rearmament of Germany. OKH was de facto the most important unit within the German war planning until the defeat at Moscow in December 1941.

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ⓘ; abbreviated OKW [oː kaːˈve] Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme military command and control staff of Nazi Germany during World War II, that was directly subordinated to Hitler.

In German Chain of Command in Western Europe, June 1944 …separately from its rival, the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH; Army High Command), which ran the war on the Eastern Front. Under the OKW, the defense of western Europe against a possible Allied invasion from Britain was entrusted to the Oberbefehlshaber West (OBW; Commander in Chief West ...

国防军陆军总司令部，(OKH，Oberkommando des Heeres)是1936年至1945年德意志国防军陆军部队的最高指挥机构，在理论上受国防军最高统帅部(OKW，Oberkommando der Wehrmacht)的指挥。

OKH Plan The revised German Army High Command proposal for an invasion of the Soviet Union added weight to the attack toward Leningrad and called for a separate army group for this purpose. It also anticipated further eastward exploitation, independently, by the central and southern army groups.

The Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) was the Supreme High Command of the German Army. It was founded in 1935 as a part of Adolf Hitler's re-militarisation of the Third Reich. Its commander held the title Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres, Supreme High Commander of the Heer.

The OKW capability to provide an alternative command structure, comparable to OKH, grew with these experiences. The OKH, however, remained substantially more capable of conducting military operations. Hitler increasingly asserted his claim, as Führer of the Third Reich, to expect obedience from the Army of the Third Reich as the war progressed.

The prelude to Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of the USSR—erased such independence as the High Command of the Army (Oberkommando des Heeres or OKH) still possessed. In his capacity as supreme commander of the armed forces, Hitler decreed that henceforth OKH would concern itself with the Russian front exclusively.

国防军最高统帅部（OKW，OberkommandoderWehrmacht），是从1938年2月4日至1945年5月9日纳粹德国武装力量的最高指挥部。 国防军最高统帅部负责管理国防军陆军总司令部（OKH，OberkommandodesHeeres）、国防军海军总司令部（OKM，OberkommandoderMarine）、国防军空军总司令部（OKL，OberkommandoderLuftwaffe）等机构。

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW (Wehrmacht High Command, Armed Forces High Command) was part of the command structure of the German armed forces during World War II. In theory, it served as the military general staff for Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, coordinating the efforts of the German Army ( Heer ), Navy ( Kriegsmarine ), and Air ...