| Abweh
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German military intelligence organization
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| ARLZ
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acronym for disassembly (Auflockerung), evacuation/removal (Räumung), paralysis (Lähmung), and destruction (Zerstörung) measures
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| Einsatzgruppe
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special task force (murder squad)
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| Gauleiter Nazi
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regional Nazi Party governors
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| Gestapo
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Geheime Staatspolizei, Nazi Party secret state police
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| Heeresgruppe
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army group
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| Kampfkommandant
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battle commander
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| Kreisleiter
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local Nazi Party officials (subordinate to Gauletier)
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| Kripo
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Kriminalpolizei, Nazi Party criminal police
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| NSDAP (or NS)
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Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, National Socialist German Workers’ Party (the Nazi Party)
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| Oberbefehlshaber
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military commander (usually used in conjunction with the name of the units over which the command is held)
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| Oberbürgermeister
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mayor
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| OB West
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Oberbefehlshaber West, referring to German High Command West and/or its commanding officer, Commander in Chief West
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| OKH
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Oberkommando des Heeres, Army High Command (compare OKW)
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| OKW
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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, Wehrmacht High Command. “Wehrmacht” refers to the combined German armed forces, including the army (Heer), air force (Luftwaffe), and navy (Marine or Kriegsmarine). Each component organization had its own High Command: OKH, OKL, and OKM, respectively.
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| Orpo
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Ordnungspolizei, Nazi Party order police
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| Reichsstatthalter
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regional Reich government deputy; title often held concurrently by Gauleiter
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| Reichsverteidigungskommissar
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Reich Defense Commissioner, a title granted to most Gauleiter in connection with their duties regarding the final defense of Germany
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| Rüstungskommission
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regional armament commission, created by Speer for streamlining of armament and other infrastructural matters
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| Sipo
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Sicherheitspolizei, Nazi Party security police
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| Sippenhaft
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retaliatory Nazi policy under which penalization (in theory, including execution) of family of individuals who were deemed to have disobeyed orders
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| SD
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Sicherheitsdienst, Nazi Party secret security service
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| SS
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Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party paramilitary wing
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| Stadtkommandant
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city commander; see also Kampfkommandant
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| Volkssturm
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German militia, called up as the Allies entered the Reich
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| Waffen-SS
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SS combat troops
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| Wehrkreis
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military defense district
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