Oberkommando der Marine

Naval High Command
Oberkommando der Marine
Active11 January 1936 – 22 June 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Kriegsmarine
HeadquartersShell-Haus
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The Oberkommando der Marine (lit.'Upper Command of the Navy'; abbreviated OKM) was the high command and the highest administrative and command authority of the Kriegsmarine. It was officially formed from the Marineleitung ("Naval Command") of the Reichswehr on 11 January 1936. In 1937 it was combined with the newly formed Seekriegsleitung (SKL). There were two major re-organisations, in November 1939 and May 1944.