Several naming conventions were used, at times by letter: MBF: Militärbefehlshaber xxx (Command of the military in xxx)Īrmy Groups as command of several armies were exclusively called 'Heeresgruppe'.WBF: Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber xxx (Command of the Armed Forces in xxx).OKW: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces).OKH: Oberkommando des Heeres (High Command of the Army).Thus these could be used as theater names as well: From 1938 onwards there were two parallel commands, one of which always was the supreme command of the main attack direction, and the second commanded forces in all other places. German activities in Africa, for example, were too limited to warrant a theater command of its own. Theaters as such did not exist historically, as Germany was a continental power and fought wars nearly exclusively at home and around it. In 1936, OB West and OB Ost could be used as the starting theaters, for example. For gameplay purposes, an approximation of German theaters could be supreme command headquarters (Oberbefehlshaber), which Germany created based on the cardinal directions at various points of the war.
