• Thumbnail for Oberste Heeresleitung
    The Oberste Heeresleitung (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐstə ˈheːʁəsˌlaɪtʊŋ], "Supreme Army Command", OHL) was the highest echelon of command of the army...
    18 KB (1,969 words) - 16:58, 8 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for First Battle of Ypres
    further south at Ypres. General Erich von Falkenhayn, head of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, the German General Staff), then tried a limited offensive...
    67 KB (8,856 words) - 06:26, 21 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Luftstreitkräfte
    it was revealed in 1935. During 1916, the German High Command (Oberste Heeresleitung, OHL) reorganised Die Fliegertruppen by creating specialist fighter...
    29 KB (3,208 words) - 14:16, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Prince Maximilian of Baden
    his liberal stance he came into conflict with the policies of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL – Supreme Army Command) supreme command under Paul von Hindenburg...
    30 KB (3,158 words) - 18:46, 25 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of German colonel generals
    Seeckt (1866–1936), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung. 1930 – Wilhelm Heye (1869–1946), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung. 1934 – Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord...
    13 KB (172 words) - 07:12, 3 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Race to the Sea
    1915. Erich von Falkenhayn, Chief of the German General Staff (Oberste Heeresleitung OHL) since 14 September, concluded that a decisive victory could...
    74 KB (10,823 words) - 22:18, 20 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Oberkommando des Heeres
    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...
    16 KB (883 words) - 22:14, 4 December 2024
  • Imperial Naval High Command (Kaiserliches Oberkommando der Marine) Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, "Supreme Army Command") of the German Empire Oberkommando...
    584 bytes (108 words) - 10:27, 21 October 2018
  • Falkenhayn's dismissal, was appointed Chief of the General Staff at the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL or "Supreme Army Command") in August 1916, Ludendorff, who...
    5 KB (617 words) - 02:02, 25 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hindenburg Programme
    the armaments and economic policy begun in late 1916 by the Third Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, headquarters of the German General Staff), Field Marshal Paul...
    25 KB (3,377 words) - 10:39, 9 August 2024
  • conference brought together in Spa, then the headquarters of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme Command of the Army), the main military leaders of...
    20 KB (2,344 words) - 17:03, 8 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Big Bertha (howitzer)
    the event of war. When mobilised, the batteries were assigned to Oberste Heeresleitung, which assigned the batteries to the Imperial Army by Corps. Donnell...
    30 KB (4,065 words) - 12:47, 23 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
    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...
    16 KB (1,694 words) - 06:16, 5 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Büssing A5P
    hit-and-run tactics employed by the Belgians with the Minerva. The Oberste Heeresleitung decided to produce its own armoured vehicle and the manufacturing...
    3 KB (247 words) - 22:37, 4 December 2019
  • was at Spa, Belgium at the forward-deployed headquarters of the Oberste Heeresleitung. Ebert never talked about what was said, so the only information...
    13 KB (1,808 words) - 15:22, 11 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kreuznach Conference (October 7, 1917)
    Wilhelm II. It took place in Bad Kreuznach, the headquarters of the Oberste Heeresleitung, the supreme command of the Imperial German Army. The meeting was...
    18 KB (2,305 words) - 16:11, 8 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Spa Conferences (First World War)
    representatives, were convened in Spa in Belgium, the seat of the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL), the supreme command of the Imperial German Army, since his...
    29 KB (3,593 words) - 19:47, 20 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Battle of Verdun
    Kaiser Wilhelm II and Gerhard Tappen, the Operations Officer at Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, General Headquarters), wrote that Falkenhayn believed the...
    121 KB (16,679 words) - 13:43, 14 December 2024
  • Hockey Higher League, known in Latvian as the Optibet hokeja līga Oberste Heeresleitung, the Supreme Army Command of Germany in World War I Obrascón Huarte...
    1 KB (200 words) - 21:42, 7 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Erich von Falkenhayn
    Younger, who was considered mentally unstable, as Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung (the German General Staff) on 14 September 1914. Falkenhayn was...
    36 KB (3,994 words) - 19:52, 13 December 2024
  • units, the last two mentioned unit types specifically tied to the Oberste Heeresleitung or "OHL"; World War II Luftwaffe: comprising three or more Gruppen...
    114 KB (14,095 words) - 14:01, 19 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Charleville-Mézières
    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...
    17 KB (1,227 words) - 15:50, 22 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Judenzählung
    "Jew census / counting") was a measure instituted by the German Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) in October 1916, during the upheaval of World War I. Designed...
    10 KB (1,169 words) - 14:54, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Generaloberst
    – Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848–1916), Chief of the 1st Oberste Heeresleitung January 27, 1914 – Alexander von Kluck (1846–1934), Army Commander...
    24 KB (2,319 words) - 21:56, 20 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Attack at Fromelles
    original front line. On 19 July, General Erich von Falkenhayn, head of Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, the German army supreme headquarters) judged Fromelles to...
    55 KB (7,328 words) - 00:34, 22 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Imperial German Army
    Army order of battle, Western Front (1918) German General Staff Oberste Heeresleitung Prussian Army Reichswehr Schutztruppe Wehrmacht Berlin, Germany...
    39 KB (4,295 words) - 08:13, 12 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Battle of Tannenberg
    telephoned Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Younger at OHL (Oberste Heeresleitung, Supreme Headquarters) to report that all was going well; that evening...
    45 KB (5,895 words) - 05:57, 11 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Langemark
    during an attempted breakthrough. One day later, the German Command (Oberste Heeresleitung) published the following communiqué: Westlich Langemarck brachen...
    4 KB (368 words) - 15:03, 3 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Willy Rohr
    1918 to Spa. It was assigned to guard the Große Hauptquartier and Oberste Heeresleitung (Supreme Army Headquarters). When the emperor fled 48 hours later...
    12 KB (1,619 words) - 01:45, 30 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Second Battle of the Somme
    Nord.[citation needed] Faced with these advances, on the German Oberste Heeresleitung ('Supreme Army Command') issued orders to withdraw in the south...
    11 KB (1,089 words) - 14:32, 22 November 2024