Ministers of defence, 1919–1935 Minister of war, 1935–1938 In 1938 the Ministry of War was abolished and replaced by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), as a result of the Blomberg–Fritsch affair. Chiefs of the OKW (de facto ministers of war, 1938–1945) Minister of war, 1945 ''Karl Dönitz was named as Minister of War in
Hitler's testament.''
Ministers of defence of the GDR, 1956–1990 Ministers of defence (Bundesminister der Verteidigung), since 1955 ==References==