Naval command
The German navy introduced on 1 February 1943 in the areas of the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Norwegian Sea, the first naval high command (OMC) on. After the Allied invasion of France, MOK West was formed, and after the loss of German naval control in the Mediterranean region, MOK South was created. The concept of the naval high command is not identical to that of the high command of the navy .
Naval Command East
The MOK Ost emerged from the naval station of the Baltic Sea after the original command area had expanded far eastward into the Gulf of Finland and Bothnia and around the Kattegat in the course of the Second World War. The commanding admiral thus became commander in chief.
- Admiral Hubert Schmundt --- June 22, 1943 to February 29, 1944
- Admiral Oskar Kummetz --- March 1, 1944 to July 23, 1945
Naval Command North
The MOK Nord emerged from the naval station of the North Sea after the original command area had expanded to include the west coast of Denmark, Holland and the Scheldt estuary in the course of the Second World War. The commanding admiral became the commander in chief.
- Admiral Erich Förste --- June 22, 1943 to July 10, 1945
Naval Command Norway
The MOK Norway emerged from the office of the Commanding Admiral Norway . After no more extensive operations in the northern sea area were expected in 1943 , the Naval Group Command North was merged with the Fleet Command under the leadership of the fleet chief, GenAdm Schniewind. Formally, the MGK Nord continued to exist until July 31, 1944, but coastal protection and escort service were now in the hands of MOK Norway and the admirals in command under it.
- General Admiral Hermann Boehm --- February 1, 1943 to March 3, 1943
- Admiral Otto Ciliax --- March 4, 1943 to April 25, 1945
- Admiral Theodor Krancke --- April 26, 1945 to August 26, 1945
Naval High Command West
MOK West was created on October 20, 1944 after the Navy Group Command West was dissolved. The Atlantic fortifications were subordinated to the Commander-in-Chief; he was also the Wehrmacht Commander-in-Chief of all units of the Army , Navy and Air Force included in the fortress areas .
- Admiral Theodor Krancke --- October 20, 1944 to April 18, 1945
- General Admiral Wilhelm Marschall --- April 19, 1945 to May 6, 1945
Naval Command South
The MOK Süd was set up on January 1, 1945 after the German Navy Command Italy and the Marinegruppenkommando Süd were dissolved. It practically only comprised the command area of the Adriatic after the Navy had experienced its defeat in the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea and was no longer present there. The MOK South was also assigned the rank of Army High Command for Northern Italy. The headquarters were in Levico and from April 27, 1945 in Carersee.
- Vice Admiral Werner Löwisch --- January 1, 1945 to May 2, 1945
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- Hans H. Hildebrand: The organizational development of the navy including staffing 1848 to 1945 (= formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 2). 3 volumes. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 2000, ISBN 3-7648-2541-3 .