German High Command
German Reich
Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht
Adolf Hitler
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1889; d. April 30 1945
1934 – 1945
German Democratic Republic
Chairman of the National Defence Council of the German Democratic Republic
Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1937.
1989
German Army
Supreme Commander of the German Army
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1847; d. August 2 1934.
1925 – 1934
Adolf Hitler
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1889; d. April 30 1945
1941 – 1945
Chief of the General Staff
Generalfeldmarschall Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1847; d. August 2 1934.
1916 – 1919
Inspector of the Army
Generalleutnant Jörg Schönbohm
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1937; d. February 7 2019.
1991 – 1992
Regional Army Commands
Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East
Generalfeldmarschall Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1847; d. August 2 1934.
1914 – 1916
Commander of Heeresgruppe Afrika
Generalfeldmarschall Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1891; d. October 14 1944.
1941 – 1943
Commander of Heeresgruppe B
Generalfeldmarschall Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1891; d. October 14 1944.
1943 – 1944
Individual Army Commands
Commander, 8th Army
General der Infanterie Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1847; d. August 2 1934.
1914
Commander, 9th Army
General der Infanterie Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1847; d. August 2 1934.
1914
German Navy
Chief of the German Navy High Command
Großadmiral Karl Dönitz
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1891; d. December 24 1980.
1943 – 1945
German Air Force
Chief of the Luftwaffe High Command
Reichsmarschall Hermann Wilhelm Göring
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1893; d. October 15 1946.
1935 – 1945