Hitlers titles.

can some one please confirm something.

after Hitler lost the Battle of Moscow, he fired Brauchitsch and quoting wiki: "took personal charge of the Wehrmacht,[49] effectively taking control of all military decisions and setting most experienced German officers against him".

it says that Brauchitsch had previously been the "commander-in-chief". so is this the title Hitler gave himself?

in a book i have it says that he made himself: Army Chief in Command (as well as being Head of State and Supreme Commander).

which one is correct?

thanks for the help to whoever answers :smile:

(i ask because googling "Army Chief in Command Hitler" didnt produce what i was looking for)..

edit: also, would it be correct to say that Hitler first adopted his new title (by firing the previous person in charge) and THEN gave the "Stand fast" order?

Reply 1

FadeToBlackout

Hitler appointed himself the head of the OKW (Oberkommando das Wehrmacht) so would, I THINK, have been Oberbefehlshaber der OKW or something. It's been too long since I did this!

I suppose you've got problems translating the German terms into English; a different translation would mean a different title being quoted by thehistorian in question. Perhaps you could leave the title in the original German so that it's as free from this bias/taint/whatever as it can be?