The Oberkommando des Heeres (or OKH for short) was Germany's Army High Command from 1936 to 1945. Army command responsibilities were divided between the OKH and the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW).
There also existed the OKM (Oberkommando der Marine) and the OKL (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) for the navy and the air force respectively.
The Army commanders (Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres, or OBdH for short) of the Wehrmacht were:
- 1935 to 1938 - Werner von Fritsch
- 1938 to 19 Dec 1941 - Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch
- 19 Dec 1941 to 30 Apr 1945 - Adolf Hitler
- 30 Apr 1945 to 8 May 1945 - Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner
Later in the war the OKH became responsible for fewer and fewer tasks. For example, the invasion of Norway was entirely planned outside the OKH.
During World War II the Chiefs of General Staff were:
- 1 Sep 1939 to 24 Sep 1942 - Generaloberst Franz Halder
- 24 Sep 1942 to 10 June 1944 - Generaloberst Kurt Zeitzler
- 10 June 1944 to 21 July 1944 - Generalleutnant Adolf Heusinger
- 21 July 1944 to 28 Mar 1945 - Generaloberst Heinz Guderian
- 1 Apr 1945 to 30 Apr 1945 - General der Infanterie Hans Krebs