German High Command | LandmarkScout

Collection of WW2 German High Command Facilities – Heeres, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht, and WW2 German Commanders

Karl Dönitz was born in 16 September 1891 in the German town of Grünau. When he was 19 …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch and Army Group Centre lost 25 full divisions during the battles, 250.000 to 300.000 men. …

Posted December 27, 2022 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

Erich von Manstein was one of the most important German generals of WW2. He was Oberleutnant (senior lieutenant) …

Posted October 7, 2022 (updated June 15, 2023) by Patrick

Only 18 km from the Wolf’s Lair lies das Oberkommando des Heeres im Mauerwald or in short OKH …

Posted January 13, 2022 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

The Wolfsschanze / Wolf’s Lair was named after the self-given nickname of Adolf Hitler, Wolf. On 21 June …

Posted August 29, 2021 (updated November 20, 2023) by Patrick

History During the Prussian reign ideas of a waterway between the Baltic Sea and the Masurian lakes were …

Posted December 25, 2019 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

On 14 October 1944, two Generals came to pick up Erwin Rommel at his home. Rommel said farewell …

Posted August 26, 2017 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

At Herrlingen Cemetery in Blaustein, Germany, is the grave of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, who was one of …

Posted August 10, 2017 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

From May the 26th until the 4th of June in 1940 the British fought fiercely to evacuate their …

Posted July 12, 2017 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

To restructure the German Army Command, Hitler founded the OKH and OKW organisations. Both commands were stationed in …

Posted September 18, 2016 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

It is hard to believe that the epicenter of ww2 Germany 70 years ago is a parking space …

Posted October 14, 2015 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

On June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France …

Posted June 25, 2014 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

Situated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved …

Posted October 1, 2013 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

Inspired by poet and play writer Dietrich Eckart, Adolf Hitler was interested by the Obersalzberg Mountain in Bavaria …

Posted November 28, 2012 (updated November 20, 2023) by Patrick