German order of battle for the invasion of Czechoslovakia (WFAC)

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) was the High Command of the German armed forces (the Wehrmacht). Established by decree of 4 February 1938 in the aftermath of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair, the OKW had replaced the Reich War Ministry and had nominal oversight over the German Army, the Kriegsmarine (Navy), and the Luftwaffe (Air Force).

Officially, the OKW served as the military general staff, coordinating the efforts of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. In practice, all chiefs of the armed service branches had direct access to Hitler and were able to circumvent Keitel's command. The OKW acted as Hitler's personal military staff, translating his ideas into military orders, and issuing them to the three services while having little control over them. Setting different parts of the Nazi bureaucracy to compete for his favor in areas where their administration overlapped was a standard tactic employed by Hitler to reinforce his authority. Subsequently, there was a rivalry between the OKW and the OKH. The OKW was also responsible for the Abwehr, the military intelligence service.

• Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht - Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel
• Chef der Wehrmacht-Führungsamt - Oberst Alfred Jodl, the Chief of Operations Staff of the Army, was involved with the planning, authorization and direction of all military campaigns. In May 1938 he was involved with preparing the operational plan for Case Green parallel with the OKH General Staff.
• Chef der Amtsgruppe Ausland/Abwehr - Admiral Wilhelm Canaris

Oberkommando des Heeres

Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) was the High Command of the Heer. It controlled everything related to the Heer: Personnel, Training, Recruitment, Armaments, Transportation, Supplies, Medical Services, etc. OKH had the responsibility of strategic planning of Armies and Army Groups, while the General Staff of the OKH managed operational matters.

Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres - Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch

• Chef des Generalstab des Heeres - Generalleutnant Erich von Manstein, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army was the head of all of the departments of the Heer except for the armaments section and the replacement army. Manstein had assumed the position on 30 September 1938 after his predecessor, General der Artillerie Franz Halder, was arrested the previous day due to his complicity in the Oster plot to assassinate Hitler and prevent Germany from going to war with Czechoslovakia.
• Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - General der Infanterie Joachim von Stülpnagel, who was the Commander of the Replacement Army. He controlled all of the troops within Germany who were replacements for front line units.

Armies deployed against Czechoslovakia

2. Armee

• CO: Generaloberst Gerd von Rundstedt
• Chief of Staff:
• Headquarters:

• 2nd Army Reserves