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The organization of the ''Kriegsmarine'' refers to the operational and administrative structure of the German Navy from 1935 to 1945. Many of the organizational tenets of the Kriegsmarine were inherited from its predecessor the Reichsmarine. As World War II unfolded, the Kriegsmarine expanded to cover additional regions and responsibilities, most significant of which was the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, occupation of France and the Battle of the Atlantic. Navy High Command The ultimate command authority for the Kriegsmarine was the ''Oberkommando der Marine'' (OKM), which was headed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Germany Navy (''Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine''). OKM in turn answered to the ''Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (high command of the armed forces"); naval affairs were often run independently from the wishes of the Army, under the authority of the ''Oberkommando des Heeres''. The Navy and the Luftwaffe (air force) furthe ...
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