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Non-fiction high commands

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High Command of Capital Hanoi The Hanoi Capital Command () of the People's Army of Vietnam, is directly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam), Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending Hanoi ...
(Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of Vietnam * German high commands up to and during World War I: **
German Imperial Naval High Command The German Imperial Naval High Command () was an office of the German Empire which existed from 1 April 1889 until 14 March 1899 to command the German Imperial Navy. A similarly named office existed in the Prussian Navy and the ''Kriegsmarine'' o ...
(Kaiserliches Oberkommando der Marine), 1889-1899 German naval command ** High Command of Coastal Defence (Küstenverteidigung), World War I German coastal defence * German high commands up to and during World War II: ** German High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, OKW), German armed-forces command structure, 1938-1945 ***
German Army High Command The (; abbreviated OKH) was the high command of the Army of Nazi Germany. It was founded in 1935 as part of Adolf Hitler's rearmament of Germany. OKH was ''de facto'' the most important unit within the German war planning until the defeat ...
(Oberkommando des Heeres, OKH), ''de facto'' World War II German command on the Eastern front ***
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe The (; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force () of Nazi Germany. History The was organized in a large and diverse structure led by Reich minister and supreme commander of the Air force () Hermann Göring. Through the Mini ...
(OKL), Luftwaffe high command, 1935-1945 ***
Oberkommando der Marine The (; abbreviated OKM) was the high command and the highest administrative and command authority of the ''Kriegsmarine'', a branch of the ''Wehrmacht''. It was officially formed from the ''Marineleitung'' ("Naval Command") of the ''Reichswe ...
(OKM), Kriegsmarine high command, 1936-1945 ** German High SS and Police Leader command (Höhere SS und Polizeiführer, HSSPF), 1939–1945, reporting only to Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler *
High Command Trial The High Command Trial (officially, ''The United States of America vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al.''), also known initially as Case No. 12 (the 13 Generals' Trial),Web Genocide Documentation Centre (the 13 Generals' trial); euRathlon, UWE Bristol. an ...
, post-World War II war-crimes trial *
Norwegian High Command The Norwegian High Command () was Norway's top military leadership from 1970 to 2003. It was established in Northern Norway in 1940 by General Otto Ruge. It was then re-established by the Norwegian Government-in-exile in London in 1942, lasting unt ...
(Forsvarets Overkommando), Norway's top military leadership from 1970 to 2003 *
Mobile Barracks of High Command In the Republic of China between 1912 and 1949, a Mobile Barracks of High Command () was a government regional special office opened on behalf of the military supreme commander in a particular region, where there was a high-ranking government or mi ...
(行轅), Chinese government regional office on behalf of a military commander *
Stavka The ''Stavka'' ( Russian and Ukrainian: Ставка, ) is a name of the high command of the armed forces used formerly in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine. In Imperial Russia ''Stavka'' referred to the administrat ...
, the military high command of Russian and Soviet armed forces


In fiction

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Vulcan High Command Vulcans, sometimes referred to as Vulcanians, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. They are noted for their strict adherence to logic and reason and suppression of emotion. Known for their p ...
, in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe *
Squirrel High Command ''Conker'' is a series of platform video games created and produced by Rare. It chronicles the events of Conker the Squirrel, an anthropomorphic red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. While debuting a ...
, in the action-adventure video game series ''Conker'' * ''
The High Command ''The High Command'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and location filming, on location on the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold ...
'', a 1938 British drama film * ''Squadron Supreme: High Command'', a collected edition of the Marvel Comics series ''
Squadron Supreme The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previous ...
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See also

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Defence minister A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...
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Chain of command A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. Military chain of command In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders ...
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Command (military formation) A command in military terminology is an organisational unit for which a commanding officer, military commander is responsible. Commands, sometimes called Military organization#Commands, formations, and units, units or formations, form the buildi ...
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Staff (military) A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large milit ...
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Warlord Warlords are individuals who exercise military, Economy, economic, and Politics, political control over a region, often one State collapse, without a strong central or national government, typically through informal control over Militia, local ...
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