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    The Oberste Heeresleitung (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐʁstə ˈheːʁəsˌlaɪtʊŋ], "Supreme Army Command", OHL) was the highest echelon of command of the army...
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    next two decades. After the armistice which ended World War I, the Oberste Heeresleitung led by Paul von Hindenburg organized and led the withdrawal and...
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    his liberal stance he came into conflict with the policies of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL – Supreme Army Command) supreme command under Paul von Hindenburg...
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    it was revealed in 1935. During 1916, the German High Command (Oberste Heeresleitung, OHL) reorganised Die Fliegertruppen by creating specialist fighter...
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    the armaments and economic policy begun in late 1916 by the Third Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, headquarters of the German General Staff), Field Marshal Paul...
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    Seeckt (1866–1936), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung. 1930 – Wilhelm Heye (1869–1946), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung. 1934 – Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord...
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    – Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848–1916), Chief of the 1st Oberste Heeresleitung January 27, 1914 – Alexander von Kluck (1846–1934), Army Commander...
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    Glossary of World War II German military terms Maybach I and II Oberste Heeresleitung, the German Empire's highest army command during World War I Hitler...
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    German General Staff, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, ordered Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme Army Command) to conduct a court of enquiry into the...
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    further south at Ypres. General Erich von Falkenhayn, head of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, the German General Staff), then tried a limited offensive...
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    Kaiser Wilhelm II and Gerhard Tappen, the Operations Officer at Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, General Headquarters), wrote that Falkenhayn believed the...
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  • Falkenhayn's dismissal, was appointed Chief of the General Staff at the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL or "Supreme Army Command") in August 1916, Ludendorff, who...
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    the event of war. When mobilised, the batteries were assigned to Oberste Heeresleitung, which assigned the batteries to the Imperial Army by Corps. Donnell...
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    1915. Erich von Falkenhayn, Chief of the German General Staff (Oberste Heeresleitung OHL) since 14 September, concluded that a decisive victory could...
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    1918. In the later part of World War I, the Supreme High Command (Oberste Heeresleitung, OHL) controlled not only the military but also a large part of...
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  • Command (Oberste Heeresleitung) and the imperial government of Chancellor Georg von Hertling. The strike was ended when the Oberste Heeresleitung declared...
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    : 179–180, 186–187  Falkenhayn moved German Supreme Headquarters, OHL (Oberste Heeresleitung), to Pless in Silesia, an hour's drive from Austrian headquarters...
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    particular General Erich Ludendorff, the Chief Quartermaster General at Oberste Heeresleitung, the supreme army headquarters—has been criticised by military historians[who...
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    original front line. On 19 July, General Erich von Falkenhayn, head of Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, the German army supreme headquarters) judged Fromelles to...
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    selected by the War Cabinet and the German Supreme Army Command (Oberste Heeresleitung, OHL) to assume command of the German Eighth Army in East Prussia...
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    Lieutenant-General Erich von Falkenhayn, the Chief of Staff of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, supreme army command), ordered an attack towards Dunkirk and...
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    Division was a part, in 1914 and 1915, selected Model for duty on the Oberste Heeresleitung (Army General Staff). Model became an ordnance officer. In late...
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    representatives, were convened in Spa in Belgium, the seat of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL), the supreme command of the Imperial German Army, since his...
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    telephoned Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Younger at OHL (Oberste Heeresleitung, Supreme Headquarters) to report that all was going well; that evening...
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    reportedly panicked. They accordingly were dismissed from command by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL), the German Supreme Army Command. The War Cabinet chose a...
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    Germany was increasingly under military control. During the war, the Oberste Heeresleitung established a virtual military dictatorship, largely ignoring the...
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  • units, the last two mentioned unit types specifically tied to the Oberste Heeresleitung or "OHL"; World War II Luftwaffe: comprising three or more Gruppen...
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    Germany in World War II - the town served as the center of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) for 26 days during World War I. The present commune was established...
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    Nord.[citation needed] Faced with these advances, on the German Oberste Heeresleitung ('Supreme Army Command') issued orders to withdraw in the south...
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    Younger, who was considered mentally unstable, as Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung (the German General Staff) on 14 September 1914. Falkenhayn was...
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