The following is a list of the Führer directives and Führer Orders issued by Adolf Hitler over the course of World War II:
List Directive no. Date issued Subject Notes Full text1September 1, 1939Plan of Attack on PolandInvasion of Poland2September 3, 1939Hostilities in the West3September 9, 1939Transfer of Forces from Poland to the West4September 25, 1939Finishing the War in Poland5September 30, 1939Partition of Poland, removing restrictions on naval warfare.6October 9, 1939Plans for Offensive in the West7October 18, 1939Preparations for Attack in the West8November 20, 1939Further Preparations for Attack in the West9November 29, 1939Instructions for Warfare against the Economy of the Enemy10January 19–February 18, 1940Concentration of Forces for "Case Yellow" (Fall Gelb) Manstein Plan10aMarch 1, 1940Case "Weser Exercise" against Denmark and NorwayOperation Weserübung11May 14, 1940The Offensive in the West12May 18, 1940Prosecution of the Attack in the West13May 24, 1940Next Object in the West14June 8, 1940Continuation of the Offensive in France15June 14, 1940Advance on the Loire16July 16, 1940 Preparations for Operation Sea Lion Specifies a broad front landing on south coast of England from Ramsgate to Isle of Wight.17August 1, 1940Battle of Britain18November 12, 1940Seizure of GibraltarOperation FelixFull text19December 10, 1940German occupation of Vichy FranceOperation AttilaFull text20December 13, 1940German invasion of GreeceOperation Marita21December 18, 1940Invasion of the Soviet UnionOperation BarbarossaFührer Directive 2122January 11, 1941German Support for Battles in the Mediterranean AreaOperation Sonnenblume23February 6, 1941Directions for Operations against the English War Economy24March 5, 1941Co-operation with Japan25March 27, 1941Plan of Attack on Yugoslavia(see Führer Directive No. 25)Original text26April 3, 1941Co-operation with our Allies in the Balkans27April 4, 1941Plan of Attack on Greece28April 25, 1941Invasion of CreteOperation Mercury29May 17, 1941Proposed Military Government of Greece30May 23, 1941Support of anti-British forces in Iraq(see Führer Directive No. 30)31June 9, 1941German Military Organisation in the BalkansBattle of Crete32June 11, 1941Plans following defeat of the Soviet UnionOperation OrientFull text32aJuly 14, 1941Use of resources following defeat of the Soviet UnionFull text33July 19, 1941Continuation of the War in the EastTwo Panzer Groups were removed from Army Group Centre, depriving it of the armour which it would otherwise have used to attack Moscow.33aJuly 23, 1941Supplement to 3334July 30, 1941Strengthening Soviet resistance34aAugust 12, 1941Supplement to 3435September 6, 1941Closing the encirclement of Leningrad, destruction of the Southwestern FrontBattle of Moscow, Siege of Leningrad36 September 22, 1941Instructions for Winter operations in the Arctic Instructions to the Army High Command, Norway, the navy and the air force for winter operations in and around northern Norway, Finland, and the Soviet Arctic regions.37 October 10, 1941Reorganizing forces in the Arctic38 December 2, 1941Transfer of air units to the Mediterranean39December 8, 1941Abandoning the Offensive on the Eastern FrontCancels Operation Barbarossa in reaction to the massive Soviet winter counter-offensive40March 23, 1942Competence of Commanders in Coastal AreasCommand Organization of the Coast's Atlantic Wall41April 5, 1942Summer Campaign in the Soviet UnionOperation Blue42May 29, 1942Instructions for operations against unoccupied France and the Iberian PeninsulaOperation Attila replaced by Case Anton; Operation Isabella cancelled43July 11, 1942Continuation of Operations from the Crimea44July 21, 1942Operations in Northern Finland45July 23, 1942Continuation of Operation Brunswick46August 18, 1942Instructions for Intensified Action Against Banditry in the EastAttempting to suppress Soviet resistance movements47 December 28, 1942Outlines the Chain of command for the South Eastern Mediterranean, and defensive strategies for a possible Allied attack on the Balkans and surrounding islands. 48 July 26, 1943 Command and defence measures in the southeast49July, 1943Believed to be a contingency plan to seize Italian positions in the event of their withdrawal from the war. Did not survive?50September 28, 1943Concerning the preparations for the withdrawal of 20th Mountain Army to Northern Finland and Northern Norway51November 3, 1943Preparations for a two-front war52January 28, 1944Battle of RomeBattle of Monte Cassino53March 8, 1944Establishment of fortified areas and strong points54April 2, 1944Measures to halt the Soviet advance in the East55May 16, 1944Utilization of long range bombardment against EnglandV-1 and later V-2 missile strikes56July 12, 1944Orders for the protection of shipping57July 13, 1944Protocols for how authorities should operate in the event of an invasion of the Reich58July 19, 1944Preparations for the defense of the Reich59July 23, 1944Reorganization of Army Group North's command structure60July 26, 1944Defensive measures for the Italian Alps61August 24, 1944Establishment of defensive positions in the West62August 29, 1944Establishment of defenses along the German northern coastal regions63September 1, 1944Order for the West Wall to be on the defensive64September 3, 1944Orders for Commander-in-Chief West64aSeptember 7, 1944Conferring powers to Commander-in-Chief West64bSeptember 9, 1944Supplement to 64a65September 12, 1944Defensive measures for the South-East66September 19–22, 1944Second decree on command authority within the Reich in the event of invasion67November 28, 1944Exercise of command for isolated units68January 21, 1945Reestablishing the command supremacy of the Fuhrer 69January 28, 1945Employment of the Volkssturm70February 5, 1945Evacuation of refugees from the East to Denmark71March 20, 1945Orders for a scorched earth campaign within the Reich"Decree Concerning Demolitions in the Reich Territory" also known as Nero Decree72April 7, 1945Reorganization of command in the West73April 15, 1945Organization of command in the event Northern and Southern Germany are separated74April 15, 1945Order of the day to soldiers on the Eastern Front Full text
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