Following the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht, which went into effect on 8 May 1945, some Wehrmacht units remained active, either independently or under Allied command as police forces. By the end of August 1945, these units were dissolved.
On September 20, 1945, with proclamation 2 of the Allied Control Council, all German armed forces on land, on sea and in the air, the SS, SA, SD and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institution, including the general staff, the officer corps, the reserve corps, the military schools, veterans organizations, were to be fully and finally discontinued in accordance with the methods and procedures as defined by the Allied representatives. After September 20 the allies began officially dismantling the various commands.
A year later on 20 August 1946, the Allied Control Council declared the Wehrmacht as officially abolished. It specifically stated on the document that: "from September 20th, 1945, the Allied Control Council issues the following law that he German war offices: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) and Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine are hereby viewed as disbanded and declared unlawful." Surprisingly the law says "are hereby viewed as disbanded and fully liquidated" and then it states that any attempt to violate the law will be prosecuted with up to the death penalty.
On September 20, 1945, with proclamation 2 of the Allied Control Council, all German armed forces on land, on sea and in the air, the SS, SA, SD and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institution, including the general staff, the officer corps, the reserve corps, the military schools, veterans organizations, were to be fully and finally discontinued in accordance with the methods and procedures as defined by the Allied representatives. After September 20 the allies began officially dismantling the various commands.
A year later on 20 August 1946, the Allied Control Council declared the Wehrmacht as officially abolished. It specifically stated on the document that: "from September 20th, 1945, the Allied Control Council issues the following law that he German war offices: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) and Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine are hereby viewed as disbanded and declared unlawful." Surprisingly the law says "are hereby viewed as disbanded and fully liquidated" and then it states that any attempt to violate the law will be prosecuted with up to the death penalty.