Oberkommando
Military Command
Combined armed forces of the Greater German Reich. Select a branch to inspect its order of battle, commander, and deployment regions.
Branch
Wehrmacht (Combined Forces)
Combined armed forces of the Greater German Reich.
Active Personnel
3,800,000
Deployment
Atlantic Wall — Bug Line
Branch
Heer (Army)
Ground forces; primary striking arm.
Active Personnel
3,100,000
Deployment
Eastern Front, General Government, Balkans,
Branch
Luftwaffe (Air Force)
Air arm; fighter/bomber strength bound by fuel.
Active Personnel
1,700,000
Deployment
Reich Defense, Eastern Front, Mediterranean
Branch
Kriegsmarine (Navy)
U-boat campaign and surface raiders.
Active Personnel
650,000
Deployment
North Atlantic, Norwegian Sea, Baltic
Branch
Waffen-SS
Elite ideological field divisions.
Active Personnel
160,000
Deployment
Reich, General Government, Eastern Front