What does OKH mean in MILITARY

The OberKommando der Heers (OKH) was a German High Command during World War II, which headed the army, air force and navy. It was responsible for the operational command of the Wehrmacht forces on land, sea and air.

The OKH was led by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel from 1938 to 1945.

The OKH conducted many successful ground campaigns during WWII, including campaigns in Poland, France, Denmark-Norway, Yugoslavia-Greece and North Africa. They also planned and executed Operation Barbarossa in 1941 which resulted in Germany’s invasion of Russia.

After Germany’s defeat in 1945, the OKH was dissolved and replaced by a new High Command called the Oberkommando der Bundeswehr (OKB).

The headquarters of the OberKommando der Heers was located at Zossen near Berlin.

Hitler consistently reserved most major strategic decisions for himself throughout his tenure as Supreme Commander; thereby restricting actions of OKH. This caused much criticism from within its ranks.

The Oberkommandoführer der Wehrmacht (OKW), or Supreme Command of Armed Forces, initially functioned independently from OKH under Adolf Hitler’s personal direction until it became subordinate to him in 1940. This meant that while both bodies had responsibility over military operations they often operated separately with differing areas of authority - with OKW having more control over overall strategy while still answering to Hitler himself directly.

Despite limited resources due to Germany’s relatively small population compared with other major European nations, Finland and Italy respectively, Germany achieved significant battlefield successes through superior tactics employed by commanders such as Erwin Rommel and Heinz Guderian when using armoured Blitzkrieg warfare. Overall however, even though their successes on these campaigns were impressive – especially considering their relative disadvantages - they were unable to counter Allied naval superiority which eventually brought about their defeat in 1945.

Technology played a large role within both organizations as advances in aircraft design enabled increased efficiency for air forces across all sides whilst new communications devices such as radios allowed commanders to better keep track of their units movements on land or sea in addition to establishing reliable lines back with supporting staff such as logistics personnel who could resupply them when needed.