The phrase high command may refer to:
Non-fiction high commands
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High Command of Capital Hanoi
The Hanoi Capital Command ( vi, Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of the People's Army of Vietnam, is directly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defen ...
(Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of Vietnam
* German high commands up to and during World War I:
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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'' ...
(Kaiserliches Oberkommando der Marine), 1889-1899 German naval command
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High Command of Coastal Defence
High Command of Coastal Defence (german: Küstenverteidigung) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served in Germany throughout its existence.
History
The High Command of Coastal Defence was set up on 14 April 1916, w ...
(Küstenverteidigung), World War I German coastal defence
* German high commands up to and during World War II:
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German High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, OKW), German armed-forces command structure, 1938-1945
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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 at ...
(Oberkommando des Heeres, OKH), ''de facto'' World War II German command on the Eastern front
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Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL), Luftwaffe high command, 1935-1945
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Oberkommando der Marine (OKM), Kriegsmarine high command, 1936-1945
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German High SS and Police Leader command (Höhere SS und Polizeiführer, HSSPF), 1939–1945, reporting only to Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
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High Command Trial, post-World War II war-crimes trial
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Norwegian High Command (Forsvarets Overkommando), Norway's top military leadership from 1970 to 2003
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Mobile Barracks of High Command (行轅), Chinese government regional office on behalf of a military commander
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Stavka
The ''Stavka'' (Russian and Ukrainian: Ставка) is a name of the high command of the armed forces formerly in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine.
In Imperial Russia ''Stavka'' referred to the administrative staff, a ...
, the military high command of Russian and Soviet armed forces
In fiction
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Vulcan High Command, in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe
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Squirrel High Command, in the action-adventure video game series ''Conker''
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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 on location on the Gold Coast. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'', a 1938 British drama film
* ''Squadron Supreme: High Command'', a collected edition of the Marvel Comics series ''
Squadron Supreme''
See also
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Commander-in-Chief
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Defence minister
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
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Chain of command
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Command (military formation)
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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 military u ...
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Warlord
A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of h ...
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