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Air Force High Command
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Flag for the Supreme Commander of the German Air Force, 1938–1940
Founded26 February 1935
Disbanded23 May 1945
CountryOberkommando der Luftwaffe Nazi Germany
BranchAir force (Balkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe)
Part ofHigh Command of the Armed forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht)
Commanders
Chief of the OKLSee list
Chief of the General StaffSee list

The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (lit.'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany.

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Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

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The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (lit. 'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany...

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Oberkommando des Heeres

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From 1938, OKH was, together with Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (transl. Air Force High Command) and Oberkommando der Marine (transl. Naval High Command)...

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Luftwaffe

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1944. The Luftwaffe frequently bombed non-military targets, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe organised Nazi human experimentation, and Luftwaffe ground troops...

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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ; abbreviated OKW German: [oːkaːˈveː] ; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme...

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German bombing of Rotterdam

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physical success of the raid, from the German perspective, led the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) to threaten to destroy the city of Utrecht if the Dutch...

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Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office

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the personnel matters of all officers and cadets of the Luftwaffe. Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Inspector of Fighters Inspector of Bombers Army Personnel...

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The Blitz

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months. The German air offensive failed because the Luftwaffe High Command (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, OKL) did not develop a methodical strategy for destroying...

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Operation Paula

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operation failed to achieve the strategic results desired by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force). However, the plight of the French...

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Adlertag

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August Hitler gave the Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief, Reichsmarschall (Empire Marshal) Hermann Göring and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the...

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OKL

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Oakleigh Park railway station, London, National Rail station code Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, the air force High Command of the Third Reich Olive Kettering...

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Ministry of the Reichswehr

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Versailles. The "Verkündung der Wehrhoheit" (proclamation of military sovereignty) of 1935 created a new Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL), under the Air Ministry...

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Inspector of Bombers

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Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) in Nazi...

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Hans Jeschonnek

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1942, largely masked the failures of Jeschonnek, Göring and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force). As the German war effort failed...

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Operation Donnerkeil

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ships out of range of potential air raids. In December 1941, Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force) was ordered to plan an operation...

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Wehrmacht

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three branch High Commands: Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), Oberkommando der Marine (OKM), and Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL). The OKW was intended to...

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High command

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German command on the Eastern front Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL), Luftwaffe high command, 1935-1945 Oberkommando der Marine (OKM), Kriegsmarine high command...

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Cipher Department of the High Command of the Luftwaffe

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abbreviated as OKL/Ln Abt 350 and formerly called the (German: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Luftnachrichtenabteilung 350). It was the successor in November...

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Carpet bombing

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homeless. The destructive success of the bombing led the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL, the Luftwaffe high command) to threaten to destroy the city of Utrecht...

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German High Command

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Forces") of Nazi Germany Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, "Supreme Command of the Army") of Nazi Germany Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL, "Supreme Command...

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Junkers Ju 87

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ground fire. The armour reduced its performance and caused the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe to "place no particular value on the production of the D-2". The...

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Defence of the Reich

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reactive. No tactical-technical section existed in either the RLM or Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL), with a near-complete lack of any system for a direct manner...

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Glossary of German military terms

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"High Command of the (War) Navy". Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) – "High Command of the Air Force". Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) – "High Command of...

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The Hardest Day

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by sea. Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force)...

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Junkers Ju 290

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Speer had taken over the direction of air armaments, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (Luftwaffe High Command) boldly announced that production of the Ju...

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