131:
2518:
1305:
577:
1255:
1554:
1566:
4831:
3783:
6798:
3528:
1967:
3977:
3930:
3834:
3776:
3613:
6793:
6776:
3552:
4078:
1070:
3516:
1052:
4126:
6713:
1332:
4114:
3540:
3504:
1953:
1939:
663:
1061:
5073:
4102:
4090:
675:
6660:
6669:
123:
1508:
6724:
2086:
6649:
4780:
4458:
1522:
1346:
1098:
6460:
4678:
4335:
3665:
1360:
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2234:
4215:
4569:
4738:
3984:
6472:
3879:
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6238:
6032:
5927:
4282:
1736:
3415:
708:
6372:
5838:
5698:
5631:
3886:
3841:
2416:
5009:
4203:
4191:
4179:
4167:
5573:
5487:
4629:
4388:
3463:
6025:
2453:
2446:
4527:
3247:
3240:
3233:
3226:
3219:
3212:
3205:
3198:
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3170:
3163:
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3147:
3140:
3060:
3053:
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3025:
3018:
3011:
3004:
2997:
2990:
2983:
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2735:
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2714:
2707:
2700:
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6229:
3451:
922:
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2425:
2679:
2672:
2665:
2658:
2651:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2623:
5499:
5089:
5057:
5003:
3439:
3427:
2170:
946:
934:
624:
610:
347:
5691:
5624:
4729:
4379:
4980:
5920:
5831:
5566:
4620:
503:
335:
323:
311:
299:
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453:
2432:
4974:
3943:
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2156:
7414:
7342:
461:
24:
1122:
959:
2067:) Battalion. The German Army used a very large assortment of Latin initials, Gothic initials, script ciphers, Arabic numerals, Roman numerals and symbols to designate all its various service branches and installations. Before the war, shoulder-buttons were embossed with the number of the wearer's company as well, this practice was discontinued "for the duration."
7504:) wore shoulder boards similar to those of soldiers of equivalent rank, but distinguished by the addition of dark green elements: those equivalent to generals had a central cord in their braided shoulder boards which incorporated green chevrons, and those equivalent to officers wore a narrow green stripe between the rows of braid. WO-equivalent
2328:. Since the resulting combination was wider, generals' boards were plaited in four 'loops' rather than five. Their buttons were gilt, and rank was indicated by zero to three silver rank stars, or crossed batons in the case of field marshals. The underlay was scarlet, except (from 1944) for generals of staff corps, who were instructed to wear
7468:) in ranks from captain to lieutenant general. At this time all personnel of the Field Post Office were made soldiers as well, but formed a corps of their own rather than belonging to the TSD. It was also made possible for qualified reserve technical service officials to become reserve officers of the motor maintenance troops.
359:
On tunics this took the form of a cloth patch about 9 cm (3.5 in) wide worn on the right breast, above the pocket. For enlisted uniforms it was jacquard-woven ("BeVo") or sometimes machine-embroidered in silver-grey rayon, for officers machine- or hand-embroidered in white silk or bright
1207:
but in standard field-grey, which they wore with red artillery piping. Over the course of the war a bewildering and changing series of regulations governed the uniforms and insignia for assault guns, tank destroyers, armored cars and self-propelled guns (SPG). Depending on the unit and the date
2206:
badge-cloth. Until 1938 the underlay was of the same outer dimensions as the braid, and only visible edge-on; in that year the underlay was made wider, so as to create the impression of edge piping like the enlisted shoulder-strap. Rank was indicated by zero to two gilt-metal rank stars; unit
2530:
When wearing uniforms without epaulettes, such as smocks, parkas and mountain windbreakers; generals, officers and NCOs instead wore sleeve rank insignia. These were made up of bars & oak leaves and were introduced by the late summer of 1942. The ranks were used by the army and the
1014:
In contrast, officers' service uniform collar patches never changed. While most officers in the front lines wore the enlisted field uniform as per wartime regulations, many opted to have their green-and-silver collar patches added instead of (or on top of) the factory versions.
4859:
was not a rank but an appointment: the administrative and mustering NCO of a company and the commander's logistical assistant. He was therefore roughly analogous to a
Company Sergeant-Major or First Sergeant, although his duties did not usually involve combat leadership.
2377:
By order of
Marshal Hindenburg in March 1932, soldiers who retired after 15 years of service received the right to wear the uniform of the unit they left. The shoulder boards and shoulder straps of retired soldiers had a bridle 1.5 cm wide attached under the middle.
1634:
as generals until April 1941, when they were authorized a longer variant with three rather than two iterations of the repeating pattern, for a total of six "prongs". In some cases GFM did not bother to replace their generals' tabs, or did so only on their dress uniforms.
738:) encircling all or most of the collar as a mark of distinction. By the middle of World War I these ornate collars had been reduced to an embroidered representation of short lengths of braid joined at the ends, sewn to patches worn at the front of the collar. When the
1010:
like the uniform; grey collar patches were never produced. The troops however preferred the green patches (and collars) if they had or could get them, especially on "clean" uniforms for walking-out; and long-service veterans took particular pride in pre-38 versions.
130:
2135:
Shoulder-straps were made in both a standard width (4.5 cm, 1.8 in) and a wider one for three-digit unit numbers (5.3 cm, 2.1 in), and in three lengths depending on the size of the man. There was in addition an extra-large size for the overcoat
1003:
With the wartime change to lower-visibility insignia enlisted collar patches were woven in matte "mouse-grey" stripes, which were at first sewn to green collar patches as before but increasingly directly to the collar, which beginning in 1940 was made in
7997:
Farriers, blacksmiths specializing in the shoeing and care of horses, were a very important component of the WWII German army, 70–80% of which depended on horse-drawn transport. A standard infantry division had nearly 5,000 horses, one for every three
6063:
6279:
5958:
1424:(chief of the rear echelon). In the higher echelons, the intelligence and training staff sections were most of the time in the personal charge of General Staff Corps officers. The General Staff Officers had their own distinctive Litzen called
7594:
wore distinctive collar patches; these tabs indicated not the official's rank or grade, but rather the "career" of the service in which the official was employed. These were classified by the minimum educational requirement, and ranged from
2032:. This pattern would be used through the end of the war, although in 1940 manufacture reverted to field-grey uniform cloth, and as usual alternate versions were made to go with the Panzer uniform (black), tropical uniform (olive cotton) and
2055:), rank insignia if any was worn on the left sleeve. However the epaulettes did indicate the wearer's unit (usually regiment or independent battalion) together with his sub-branch if any, machine-embroidered in branch-color. For example, a
395:
The war brought several variations to the breast eagle, although it should be kept in mind that none of them was replaced or de-authorized, and all were being worn side by side at war's end. When hostilities began in 1939, on the enlisted
5869:
544:
Officers' field and service buckles were of a two-pronged frame type. With dress uniform officers wore a belt of silver braid with a circular silver-washed or -plated aluminum buckle, in the form of an oakleaf wreath surrounding a
9870:
1486:, etc. The special golden Litzen were abolished in November 1942. Only Military attaches kept their Litzen as long as they were in their present position. The Führer wanted a closer union between the front and the OKW and OKH.
2070:
Beginning in
January 1940, shoulder-straps with unit insignia were (supposed to be) phased out as a security measure, and removable fabric loops with devices were issued instead. In May 1944 the embroidery was changed from
4955:(uniformed Army civil servants). There was no direct equivalent in the English-speaking world; perhaps the closest examples of the time would be the British Royal Navy's and United States Navy's ranks of Warrant Officer.
5031:
These men wore shoulder boards braided in a unique pattern, orange-red and silver on black underlay with Gothic "Fp" for fortress engineers, and gold-yellow and silver on carmine with a horseshoe device for farriers.
7433:. They consist of civil service personnel performing functions within the Armed Forces and are recruited, in part, from former professional non-commissioned officers who became military candidates for civil service (
5738:
6289:
6269:
535:("God with us"). For field wear these were usually painted field-grey to reduce visibility and had a smooth finish; on the other hand, dress buckles were silver-washed with a pebbled surface surrounding the
8524:
1110:
11261:
1766:
in the
British Army. It was a German custom dating from the late 18th century. These generals were authorized to wear the tunic and insignia of an officer of the regiment, including ordinary officers'
2026:
from field-uniform collar patches, new shoulder-straps were issued. These "second pattern" straps had round rather than pointed ends, and were edged on three sides with wool (later rayon) piping in
1908:
of the 73rd
Infantry Regiment and wore a big 73 superimposed over the crossed batons of his shoulder board, but on 4 February 1938 he was dismissed and his name was deleted from the seniority list.
9273:
6403:
8046:
Chaplains wore no epaulettes, a cross on the front of the cap, and a cross (Protestant) or crucifix (Catholic) around the neck. In the field chaplains wore a Red Cross armband with purple borders.
5748:
10879:
9916:
8774:
6144:
collar tabs and braided gold epaulettes, general officers' uniforms were distinguished by gold rather than silver cap badges, cap cords, breast eagles, belt buckles and buttons, a pair of 40mm
7363:
41:
2194:) wore epaulettes constructed by wrapping two side-by-side lengths of braid around the buttonhole and back, giving the appearance of eight parallel cords; the whole was sewn to an underlay (
11648:
177:
These ranks and insignia were specific to the Heer and in special cases to senior
Wehrmacht officers in the independent services; the uniforms and rank systems of the other branches of the
7491:
10804:
2043:
1783:
1585:
12135:
10760:
10012:
6413:
174:(1921–1935). There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100,000 men to a war-fighting force of several million men.
12130:
11378:
2322:
Generals' shoulder boards were constructed similarly to those of field-grade officers, but comprised a length of silver Russia braid between two braided cords of gold bullion or
2061:
with rose-pink piping and number "4" would indicate the 4th Panzer
Regiment; but if it carried a pink number "4" and letter "A" it would indicate the 4th Armored Reconnaissance (
11402:
12064:
10298:
9231:
9014:
1644:– TDS) and of the specialist careers (medical, veterinary, ordnance, and motor park) wore the same insignia until April 1944, when they were ordered to exchange their scarlet
1220:, or no device at all. The result in practice was chaos; wartime photos show a mix of uniforms and insignia worn not only in the same battalion, but even in the same vehicle.
1296:
for NCOs and two for enlisted. Although shown to the press, this new uniform was not provided to the unit due to the outbreak of World War II and was placed in depot storage.
12453:
12059:
12008:
11251:
4316:
Originally only upon completion of NCO school; later also an automatic promotion for acting squad leaders with 4 months of combat experience. Could be advanced directly to
12003:
11952:
11896:
10745:
854:
were machine-woven in silver-grey rayon; COs' were embroidered more elaborately in white silk or aluminium thread, and were somewhat larger to match their higher collars.
12120:
11947:
11891:
10750:
9921:
8767:
2033:
11256:
12327:
12199:
12115:
7806:
in the year 1937, wore the standard military uniform but their collars and cap bands were blue-grey rather than Army green, with unique shoulder and collar insignia.
88:
12322:
12194:
12049:
12034:
10896:
10336:
6181:
of their branches of service; in practice this directive was imperfectly heeded and a subsequent order extended the wear-out date for scarlet insignia indefinitely.
1793:, wore a big 18 on his shoulder boards, and for everyday wear favored the ornamented tunic of an infantry officer with white piping rather than a general's uniform.
60:
12263:
12044:
12029:
11993:
11978:
10331:
8975:
7508:
wore a complex braided shoulderboard made of green, black and silver cords. In nearly all cases the shoulderboard underlay was a double layer of dark green under
12258:
11988:
11973:
11937:
11922:
11881:
11866:
11576:
11171:
10816:
10792:
9487:
7879:
The German Army of
Imperial times comprised in wartime the armies of the Kingdoms of Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria and Württemberg under the Prussian General Staff (
12105:
12090:
11932:
11917:
11876:
11861:
9840:
9645:
8760:
777:– the badge of rank of all German NCO ranks), encircling the collar of the uniform tunic. An NCO wore both collar patches and the braid encircling the collar.
67:
12312:
12297:
12184:
12169:
12100:
12085:
11011:
10638:
10451:
8576:
426:
1590:
12307:
12292:
12179:
12164:
10871:
10392:
1223:
Officially both colours of panzer wrap were working and field uniforms to be worn only in or around the vehicle; this regulation was universally ignored.
12248:
12233:
11569:
11474:
10528:
10387:
9549:
9176:
8878:
186:
74:
7444:
Up to 1944, none of these officials were classified as soldiers; in that year certain groups were converted into officers in the
Special Troop Service (
12243:
12228:
11618:
11613:
11608:
11603:
11598:
11439:
11373:
11246:
11124:
10570:
10461:
10443:
9383:
1489:
In addition to their collar patches, General Staff
Officers wore trouser-stripes, of the same design as generals' but in carmine rather than scarlet.
11551:
11241:
9755:
9262:
7757:
Officials of the Wehrmacht who worked in Military Supreme Courts wore shoulder straps without the "HV" and had the secondary colour of Bordeaux red (
2589:
was worn by cavalry and rifle troops. Additionally, some units would wear honorary tassels of Russian red leather, to indicate their relation to the
2517:
56:
11432:
10216:
9506:
9428:
7743:
service: grey with green braid for basic services, silver with green braid for middle and elevated services, and gold on gold for higher services.
7733:, but was light grey edged in green. The device was a rectangle pointed at the upper end with braid down the center, much like a British general's
1659:
790:
1716:
In October 1944, the wear-out period of the scarlet backing color for Generals of the specialist careers was extended for an undetermined period.
1274:
In June 1939, the Wehrmacht Heer wanted to renew its ties with the Old Army tradition by introducing a new uniform for its most prestigious unit:
11829:
10438:
10377:
10362:
10189:
9464:
9926:
9785:
8713:
12391:
12386:
12371:
11824:
11724:
11211:
10372:
10357:
10211:
10005:
9499:
9435:
8981:
1396:
were officers carefully selected and trained to represent the German General Staff Corps in both command and staff functions. They ranked from
485:
12431:
11755:
11719:
11539:
10456:
10184:
10086:
10000:
9377:
9326:
8987:
832:). The backing also showed through in the space between the two parallel facings of the collar patch, and formed so a colour center stripe.
403:
11049:
10955:
10884:
10856:
10765:
10278:
10081:
11658:
10950:
9685:
8960:
8824:
8799:
5668:
1819:
of the 67th Infantry Regiment on his 70th birthday in April 1936, a few months before he died. Only seven German generals were appointed
1214:
might be authorized, and on the grey "assault gun" jacket the regulation collar patches could be black with skulls, or grey with skulls,
9891:
982:
which also had to be sewn on and frequently changed by unit tailors. Accordingly, new universal collar patches were introduced with the
12376:
12361:
12356:
11814:
11799:
11588:
11412:
11293:
11054:
9630:
8992:
8908:
8819:
2352:
of the regiment rather than scarlet; GFM von Rundstedt sometimes simply pinned his crossed batons to an infantry colonel's epaulettes.
554:
With the tropical uniform and its belt of cotton webbing, officers wore a buckle identical to the dress buckle but painted olive-drab.
406:
the eagle was changed from silver-white to matte grey for reduced visibility; and in 1940 backings began to be produced in field-grey (
200:
976:
had found that it was impractical, for the enlisted field uniform, to manufacture and stock a multitude of collar patches in assorted
515:
Belt buckles for enlisted men were of box type, made of aluminum or stamped steel and bearing a circular device with a version of the
12426:
11809:
11794:
11709:
11694:
11469:
11427:
10273:
10206:
10201:
9990:
9975:
9105:
8885:
8813:
8806:
7830:
2590:
795:
On both collar points of any uniform jacket there was a collar patch. Each patch consisted of the padding, and two parallel facings (
194:
81:
12421:
11704:
11689:
11581:
11564:
11519:
11231:
10755:
10228:
10179:
10174:
10091:
10071:
9985:
9970:
9404:
5808:
484:
changed this to a single cockade in the Weimar Republic's black, red and gold; almost as soon as Hitler took power he restored the
750:
were prescribed as the universal collar device for all personnel other than generals, and the Third Reich continued the practice.
11668:
11524:
11358:
11164:
11089:
11044:
11039:
10940:
10925:
10901:
10735:
10700:
10233:
10151:
9860:
9650:
9542:
9469:
9004:
1788:
1308:
413:
2216:) shoulder boards were made by plaiting together double widths of Russia braid and looping them to form a buttonhole, sewn to a
11663:
11534:
11444:
11397:
11321:
11176:
11101:
10935:
10920:
10720:
10710:
10678:
10303:
9936:
9911:
9398:
9009:
8932:
8028:
of the cavalry and veterinary branches; farriers were responsible for basic equine healthcare and assisting veterinary officers
10501:
9361:
2132:) added one to three stars; in addition, their unit identifiers took the form of white-metal insignia rather than embroidery.
11454:
11216:
10799:
10623:
10161:
10036:
9114:
1229:
were issued standard uniforms for service-dress and walking out but rarely wore them, much preferring their unique jackets.
442:
11765:
11546:
11196:
10628:
10252:
10076:
9029:
8955:
274:(navy), was a stylized eagle with outstretched, beveled wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, later to be called the
10286:
7870:"Gold bullion" in this context does not (usually) refer to actual gold, but to gold-colored wire, typically a bronze alloy
2182:
Officers' shoulder boards were constructed from "Russia" braid, an aluminum-thread double piping. Company-grade officers (
1281:
430:
12438:
11449:
10844:
10834:
10829:
10543:
10481:
9665:
9448:
9181:
8918:
6755:
6632:
6011:
835:
On field – and service uniforms, beginning in late 1935, the collar patch was dark bottle-green to match the collar; the
1165:
865:) wore standard enlisted collar patches but were distinguished by a strip of 9mm silver-grey diamond-woven rayon braid (
12484:
12443:
11593:
11556:
11417:
11316:
11136:
10316:
9570:
9535:
8647:
6637:
6506:
6016:
1175:
6150:(scarlet) stripes down the outside of each trouser-leg, overcoat lapels faced in scarlet, and dress uniforms piped in
262:'s National Emblem, to be worn on uniform blouses and headgear effective 1 May. The design adopted, in silver for the
12489:
11509:
11494:
11459:
11236:
11221:
11186:
10673:
10668:
10645:
9675:
8850:
8611:
8562:
7825:
7727:
wore entirely distinct collar patches. The backing patch was large and piped on three sides like that worn by career
7389:
6598:
6497:
6354:
4878:
in the company, especially since typically two of the platoons were commanded by senior NCOs rather than officers. A
107:
7429:
Officials in administrative, legal, and technical service positions were usually placed in a category unique to the
7371:
1763:
576:
11326:
11159:
11094:
10787:
10618:
10613:
8834:
8110:
A prewar rank discontinued before the outbreak of hostilities. Leftover from the Imperial times, was never awarded.
6515:
2559:
were used as a decorative piece of equipment and to differentiate between companies within a regiment. Ranks below
1304:
11348:
10308:
8583:
1999:
uniform cloth with pointed or "gable" button ends. In December 1934 the material was changed to grey badge-cloth (
1236:
wore the same tropical uniform as the other branches, including collar patches; many tankers however pinned their
476:
or roundels, one in Imperial black-white-red and one in the colors of the particular State within the Empire. The
11641:
10821:
10238:
9901:
9705:
9388:
8965:
8947:
7960:
1254:
214:
12494:
11750:
11499:
11481:
11331:
10705:
10655:
10486:
10476:
9800:
9610:
9063:
7367:
6750:
6446:
45:
9284:
469:
11298:
10891:
10553:
10548:
10418:
10101:
9815:
9710:
8970:
6554:
6451:
10683:
1468:, and military attaches were further distinguished by having their Litzen in gold rather than silver. These
11489:
11268:
11206:
11181:
10996:
10715:
10695:
10660:
10565:
10538:
10496:
10468:
10428:
9875:
9810:
9795:
9760:
9750:
9735:
9690:
9625:
8829:
7815:
10849:
10156:
7628:
Officials in the Basic Services wore collar patches similar to (but larger than) enlisted soldiers', grey
5368:
11201:
10861:
10523:
10106:
10041:
5813:
2108:) wore their rank insignia on their shoulder-straps, consisting of braid and white-metal rank stars. An
12474:
11760:
11636:
11631:
11278:
11226:
11016:
10585:
10141:
10121:
10051:
9931:
9850:
9825:
9680:
9655:
9620:
9605:
9356:
9054:
7706:. These men had needed skills but either did not possess all the qualifications to become full-fledged
6349:
1808:
1553:
7682:
piping. General officer-equivalents wore green patches with generals' arabesques, similarly bordered.
6167:
From May 1944 generals in the various staff corps (medical, legal, TSD etc.) were supposed to replace
5459:
Graduate serving as acting lieutenant, ensign or 3rd Lieutenant prior to commissioning as an officer.
1880:
11775:
11308:
11116:
11061:
11001:
10991:
10986:
10981:
10595:
10575:
10508:
10491:
10423:
10257:
10126:
10096:
10061:
10046:
9941:
9835:
9805:
9790:
9775:
9765:
9725:
9720:
9670:
9640:
9615:
9590:
9442:
9351:
9240:
6544:
5355:
4763:
1411:
1041:
416:, which used a triangular backing for speed and simplicity of manufacture. Very late in the war some
1565:
11368:
11303:
11283:
11273:
11129:
11079:
11074:
10590:
10580:
10560:
10533:
10433:
10136:
10131:
10111:
10066:
10056:
9896:
9845:
9780:
9740:
9700:
9595:
7712:, or were effectively drafted from civilian jobs. The matter was further confused by the fact that
7352:
6695:
6603:
6524:
6114:
5588:
4562:
From mid-war an automatic promotion for acting platoon leaders with 4 months of combat experience.
2085:
1233:
762:
1024:
for all personnel; officers again sometimes added their green collar patches. Tropical NCO collar
12448:
11770:
11288:
11191:
11154:
11106:
11084:
11021:
10866:
10725:
10690:
10650:
10600:
10116:
9951:
9906:
9820:
9770:
9730:
9715:
9695:
9660:
9600:
8520:
7533:("Field Post Office") wore shoulder boards with gold rather than green elements and the initials
7356:
6700:
6119:
4830:
2391:
During the winter of 1938, certain rank were issued insignia to the wear with the denim uniform (
375:
360:
aluminum wire, and for generals hand-embroidered in gold bullion. The backing was "badge-cloth" (
147:
34:
9247:
6792:
6775:
4773:
Restricted to career volunteers; automatically after 12 years of service. Rank created in 1938.
3976:
3929:
3833:
3775:
3612:
3527:
1966:
1578:
From 1900 and on Prussian generals had worn ornate collar patches embroidered in a style called
12411:
11066:
11006:
10605:
10518:
10513:
10291:
10146:
9946:
9830:
9745:
9635:
9346:
8892:
8752:
6608:
5906:
7746:
6797:
3782:
3551:
2346:
Colonels-in-chief wearing that uniform wore gold generals' shoulder boards underlaid with the
1069:
12416:
11026:
10633:
9202:
6488:
5911:
2290:
2225:
Once the war began, dull grey aluminum braid appeared, but bright aluminum continued in use.
1051:
1000:
was now displayed on the shoulder-straps, which simply buttoned on and were easily switched.
820:(corps color). The dress tunic version was embroidered in fine aluminum thread on a patch of
732:
In 19th century German armies, Guard and other elite regiments wore lengths of double braid (
8701:
War Department (15 March 1945). "Chapter IX: Uniforms, Insignia, and Individual Equipment".
3872:
was an experienced soldier who by virtue of seniority was exempted from more menial duties.
2042:
were not worn with the fatigue uniform, nor with camouflage smocks and parkas which used an
11111:
11031:
10809:
9216:
6740:
6563:
6534:
5342:
3515:
2265:
2252:
1846:
1831:
1544:
994:
woven in dark green to match the backing patch, and which could be applied at the factory;
778:
425:
There were also versions for other uniforms: both white and grey variants on black for the
6712:
2602:
The tassels are shown below, where Arabic numerals refer to the company/battery/squadron:
1156:), the double-breasted jacket worn by crews of tanks and other armored vehicles. When the
1060:
841:"showed through" (in fact colored cord was sewn into) the center strip of each braid, the
8:
9527:
9155:
8101:
in gold on a violet backing; his overcoat lapel facings were also violet rather than red.
7492:
Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945) § Corps colours of the Heeresverwaltung
5646:
4125:
2583:
was used by infantry, artillery, pioneer, signal, anti-tank and supply troops. While the
1911:
1899:
1174:
or Death's-head, versions of which had formerly been worn by the Imperial tank corps and
527:(an eagle with downswept wings clutching an unwreathed swastika) surmounted by the motto
255:
122:
9366:
8747:
7978:"The spear." This may refer to the sergeant of a flintlock-era company having carried a
6723:
6668:
6659:
4113:
3539:
3503:
1952:
1938:
662:
12479:
11149:
11144:
9303:
9127:
9089:
8702:
6429:
5072:
4557:
4101:
4089:
4077:
1865:
1773:
1507:
674:
7543:
in the employ of a military administration authority in the occupied territories wore
1109:
1097:
11336:
10243:
9321:
9134:
9075:
9039:
8643:
8607:
8558:
6648:
5615:
5610:
4779:
4457:
3807:
6459:
4677:
4334:
3664:
1756:, upon retirement, certain senior German generals were awarded the honorary post of
1521:
1345:
1331:
9148:
8925:
7700:, wartime needs led to the creation of "Officials for the duration of the war," or
6387:
5673:
1448:
were unnecessary. General Staff officers assigned to the supreme headquarters (the
1359:
7537:; and musical officials wore silver-and-red shoulder boards with a lyre insignia.
7456:) in ranks from captain to lieutenant general; the lower administrative officers (
6480:
6216:
4917:
encircling each lower sleeve, nicknamed "piston rings;" he also carried a leather
2355:
1196:
11341:
9120:
9082:
8534:
7497:
7434:
7418:
6732:
6620:
6593:
6471:
6379:
6362:
5845:
4659:
2392:
2302:
2099:
1986:
1802:
1149:
890:
858:
825:
796:
754:
753:
For clarification, however, a distinction must be made between a "collar patch" (
171:
10321:
7776:
4824:
shoulder board (additional with two silver strips), worn with officer's uniform
4737:
4722:
shoulder board (additional with two silver strips), worn with officer's uniform
4568:
3983:
2233:
8456:
7646:; similarly officials in the Middle and Elevated services wore officer-pattern
6237:
6031:
5934:
5926:
5008:
4847:
4768:
4747:
4666:
4654:
4552:
4422:
4397:
4281:
4214:
4003:
3991:
3960:
3878:
3858:
3728:
3717:
3633:
1720:
8371:
8369:
8367:
8365:
6371:
5837:
5697:
5630:
3885:
3840:
2415:
2343:
epaulettes were changed to incorporate a central gold cord instead of silver.
1735:
12468:
9558:
9310:
8998:
7601:(Basic Services), for which a grade-school education was sufficient, through
7441:) at the end of their 12-year contractual period of active military service.
6783:
6677:
6325:
6228:
5853:
5572:
4638:
4628:
4387:
4291:
4012:
3950:
3623:
2278:
2104:
567:
6024:
5002:
4526:
4202:
4190:
4178:
4166:
3246:
3239:
3232:
3225:
3218:
3211:
3204:
3197:
3190:
3183:
3176:
3169:
3162:
3155:
3146:
3139:
3059:
3052:
3045:
3038:
3031:
3024:
3017:
3010:
3003:
2996:
2989:
2982:
2975:
2968:
2961:
2954:
2734:
2727:
2720:
2713:
2706:
2699:
2692:
2685:
2452:
2445:
9209:
8784:
8629:] (in German). Federal Ministry of Defense Press and Information Staff.
8362:
7734:
6245:
5942:
5638:
5127:
4979:
4789:
4751:
4687:
4642:
4578:
4540:
4467:
4405:
4344:
4272:
3462:
2678:
2671:
2664:
2657:
2650:
2643:
2636:
2629:
2622:
2438:
2424:
2314:
1739:
1159:
1018:
On olive tropical uniforms the collar patches were tan with dull grey-blue
530:
441:) uniform. A stamped metal pin-on breast eagle was worn with the officers'
8742:
5690:
5623:
4728:
4378:
4033:(NCOs). Promotions to this rank were suspended in 1934, although existing
4011:
The rank was commonly trusted with positions in food provision supply and
3450:
921:
502:
468:
Caps and helmets bore two common insignia elements, in various forms: the
9336:
8636:
Die deutsche Wehrmacht: Dienstgrade und Waffenfarben des Heeres 1939-1945
7820:
6253:
6176:
6159:
5919:
5830:
5713:
5565:
5513:
5498:
5486:
5088:
5056:
4619:
4140:
3790:
3566:
3477:
3438:
3426:
3414:
2169:
1408:(colonel). All were, before 1939, graduates of the Military Academy, the
1381:
1133:
1078:
945:
933:
815:
722:
707:
687:
638:
623:
609:
456:
Eagle/swastika and wreathed cockade used on the peaked cap (Schirmmütze).
452:
436:
346:
8240:
7908:
These ranks were, in effect, dead end paygrades for passed-over soldiers
7462:) in the ranks of first and second lieutenant, and the judge advocates (
5334:
5277:
4973:
4517:
9141:
8352:
8350:
8348:
8346:
6047:
2431:
1724:
1530:
479:
334:
322:
310:
298:
251:
244:
210:
165:
8659:
Uniformen der Deutschen Wehrmacht : Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe
7413:
3942:
3936:
2155:
9514:
9291:
8861:
8477:
8438:
8436:
8434:
7803:
5722:
5705:
4536:
4433:
until 1921. Automatically after 6 years of service and 3 years as an
3848:
3653:
2532:
1743:
225:
153:
8343:
7341:
5267:
Under-officer (Officer Candidate)/Senior Ranger (Officer Candidate)
4931:
In two specialist career paths it was possible to attain rank above
2555:
First introduced in the Prussian army in 1808, the coloured sidearm
23:
8640:
The German Wehrmacht: ranks and weapon colors of the army 1939-1945
5768:
5580:
4417:
4311:
4306:
3965:
1613:(arabesques), were embroidered in gold bullion or golden synthetic
1178:. These skulls took the form of white-metal pins attached to black
1121:
473:
8489:
8431:
7474:
Intendant, Direktor, Rat, Vorsteher, Inspektor, Meister, Assistent
1436:("lobe-embroidery"). These were the same whether on carmine dress
1245:
958:
460:
9069:
8419:
7979:
5456:
Fireworker with passed officer examination/Sr. Ensign (Ordnance)
1890:
259:
8782:
7718:
did the same jobs and held the same titles as career officials.
5327:
Cadet completing Officer Candidate School or specialist academy
5322:
Field Guide (Officer Candidate)/Watch Master (Officer Candidate)
4372:
Unteroffizier shoulder board, additional with two silver strips
903:
on service – or field uniform encircled the collar's lower edge.
8555:
Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army, 1933–1945, Vol. 1
7477:. This is a complex subject as each branch had its own grades.
6039:
5270:
Cadet beginning Officer Candidate School or specialist academy
5163:
3818:
3647:
2556:
963:
254:
reality came on 17 February 1934, when the Commander-in-Chief,
8304:
8302:
8300:
8298:
8296:
4926:
2222:
underlay; rank again was displayed by zero to two gilt stars.
877:), sewn around the collar, except on the dress, where the NCO-
8457:"Significant Contributions of the Sergeant Major of the Army"
8390:
8388:
8386:
8384:
8216:
7658:-piped patches. Officials of the Higher Services wore unique
6763:
4045:
3821:. Automatic after 12 (later 6) months if not yet advanced to
2599:
would wear tassels independently of their company relations.
1856:
812:
The padding of full-dress collar patches showed the wearer's
7527:
Certain services had insignia of their own: for example the
2005:) and in September 1935 changed again to dark bottle-green (
1723:
are still worn today by general officers of the present-day
557:
8728:
The Nemesis of Power: The German Army in Politics 1918–1945
8620:
8501:
8293:
8246:
7917:
There is confusion in the published sources; see discussion
7402:
6127:
5215:
Officer candidate in advanced training with the Field Army
2011:). These "first pattern" shoulder-straps were not edged in
1201:) received a uniform of their own, identical in cut to the
883:
was bright aluminum. However, the aluminum-embroidered NCO-
472:
and the national colors. World War I caps had carried dual
9557:
8663:
Uniforms of the German Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
8381:
7969:, SM did not exist as title of rank or grade at that time.
7326:
8572:
8264:
8252:
7950:
Title used by the cavalry, artillery and transport troops
1607:
continued the tradition. These devices, sometimes called
1459:
1455:
1370:
1366:
744:
was established in 1921 as Germany's first national army
7934:"sword-knot": senior NCOs wore swords with dress uniform
7450:
or TSD). These were the higher administrative officers (
8519:
8228:
1584:, which had first been worn in the 18th century by the
366:), a close-woven velvetish fabric; this was originally
8321:
8319:
8317:
8283:
8281:
8279:
7625:(Higher Services) which required a university degree.
57:"Ranks and insignia of the German Army" 1935–1945
8197:
In artillery regiments of Panzer divisions from 12/41
4949:). They were actual NCOs with command authority, not
3970:
Second sleeve insignia indicates 6 years of service.
1993:) were very similar to those of World War I, made of
897:) encircled the collar's upper edge, the simpler NCO-
488:, and ordered the Army to return to black-white-red.
8409:
8407:
8405:
8403:
7560:
Most officials wore in addition to their dark green
4872:, as he was called, was not necessarily the ranking
3388:
809:, symbolising the double braid of the 19th century.
8331:
8314:
8276:
8074:
No official translation in the military dictionary.
7471:The officials had civil service grades, not ranks:
5265:
Flag-Squire Under-officer/Flag-Squire Senior Ranger
3767:
551:. Generals' were the same but gilt or gold-plated.
412:). Another version appeared with the advent of the
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
8678:
8483:
8375:
7988:"leading spear," the senior centurion in a cohort.
7894:Before June 1944 their Waffenfarbe was bright red.
6270:Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat des Dienstaufsichtsbezirks
4613:shoulder board, additional with two silver strips
4501:shoulder board, additional with two silver strips
258:, ordered the Nazi Party eagle-and-swastika, then
8531:Mobilization plan for the Army from 12 March 1937
8400:
5324:Flag-Squire Field Guide/Flag-Squire Watch Master
5035:
3921:
2535:. By 1943, the ranks were also introduced to the
1874:of the 12th Artillery Regiment in Schwerin); and
1825:s: in addition to Seeckt and Rundstedt they were
962:Field tunic with collar patches, NCO-Tressen and
491:
12466:
8672:Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2 Book One
8526:Mobilmachungsplan für das Heer vom 12. März 1937
7982:rather than a musket, or it may relate to Latin
4671:(First Sergeant/CSM) was normally of this rank.
9465:Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany
8725:
8687:] (in German). Leipzig: Verlag Moritz Ruhl.
8222:
5454:Sr. Ensign in the Engineer Corps/Field Engineer
1638:General officers of the Special Troop Service (
1416:. On division staffs they held the position of
1299:
429:, and in dull grey-blue on tan backing for the
8711:
8700:
8694:TM-E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces
8691:
8642:] (in German). Czech Republic: Motorbuch.
8495:
8442:
8425:
8394:
8356:
8070:
8068:
8066:
8064:
8062:
8060:
8058:
8056:
8054:
8052:
7826:Glossary of German World War II military terms
7553:, "Military Administration") pins rather than
6333:Highest War Court Council in Service District
1208:either the black or grey wrap or the standard
9543:
8768:
8743:German WWII Army & SS Rank & Insignia
7963:states that sergeant major was equivalent to
7581:were abolished and replaced with light grey.
7496:With certain exceptions, military officials (
906:
199:(Navy), were different, as were those of the
9512:
8674:(Second ed.). New York: Blanford Press.
8633:
8604:German Army: Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945
8507:
8308:
8270:
8258:
8184:
8178:
8164:
8162:
8151:
8145:
8139:
8133:
8127:
8122:
8120:
8118:
8116:
8096:
8090:
8084:
8042:
8040:
8038:
8036:
8034:
8023:
8008:
7964:
7929:
7880:
7856:
7850:
7781:
7767:
7758:
7748:
7738:
7728:
7722:
7713:
7707:
7701:
7695:
7686:
7677:
7671:
7665:
7659:
7653:
7647:
7641:
7640:, but the patch was piped on three sides in
7635:
7629:
7620:
7614:
7608:
7602:
7596:
7589:
7576:
7567:
7561:
7548:
7538:
7528:
7519:
7509:
7472:
7463:
7457:
7451:
7445:
7404:
7328:
7314:
7306:
7299:
7292:
7278:
7271:
7257:
7250:
7234:
7226:
7219:
7205:
7197:
7183:
7175:
7161:
7153:
7139:
7132:
7118:
7111:
7097:
7089:
7073:
7065:
7058:
7044:
7036:
7022:
7016:
7008:
7001:
6987:
6981:
6973:
6966:
6951:
6943:
6927:
6919:
6903:
6895:
6877:
6869:
6849:
6841:
6834:
6827:
6820:
6803:
6781:
6738:
6675:
6584:
6577:
6570:
6561:
6552:
6542:
6532:
6522:
6513:
6504:
6495:
6486:
6420:
6411:
6401:
6394:
6385:
6377:
6316:
6309:
6302:
6296:
6287:
6277:
6267:
6260:
6251:
6243:
6196:Approximate equivalents during World War II
6174:
6168:
6157:
6151:
6145:
6139:
6129:
6077:
6070:
6061:
6054:
6045:
6037:
5972:
5965:
5956:
5949:
5940:
5932:
5883:
5876:
5867:
5860:
5851:
5843:
5820:
5762:
5755:
5746:
5736:
5729:
5720:
5711:
5703:
5680:
5653:
5644:
5636:
5595:
5586:
5578:
5555:
5536:Approximate equivalents during World War II
5511:
5467:
5438:
5422:
5414:
5398:
5388:
5379:
5366:
5353:
5340:
5332:
5311:
5303:
5297:
5290:
5284:
5275:
5256:
5248:
5242:
5235:
5229:
5220:
5202:
5196:
5188:
5182:
5175:
5154:
5148:
5140:
5134:
5125:
5094:
5078:
5062:
5037:
5014:
4985:
4950:
4944:
4938:
4932:
4923:or report-case tucked into his tunic front.
4918:
4912:
4906:
4897:
4891:
4885:
4879:
4873:
4867:
4861:
4854:
4845:
4835:
4819:
4798:
4787:
4745:
4717:
4696:
4685:
4664:
4636:
4608:
4587:
4576:
4534:
4506:
4496:
4476:
4465:
4446:
4440:
4434:
4428:
4403:
4395:
4353:
4342:
4323:
4317:
4289:
4261:
4239:Approximate equivalents during World War II
4155:
4138:
4066:
4060:
4047:
4034:
4028:
4022:
4016:
3989:
3948:
3899:
3891:
3867:
3846:
3822:
3812:
3788:
3745:
3737:
3715:
3709:
3703:
3681:
3673:
3651:
3641:
3621:
3589:Approximate equivalents during World War II
3564:
3492:
3475:
3403:
3390:
3365:
3127:
2942:
2610:
2594:
2584:
2578:
2572:
2566:
2560:
2542:
2536:
2521:
2512:
2502:
2495:
2488:
2481:
2474:
2467:
2460:
2405:
2360:
2347:
2338:
2329:
2323:
2312:
2300:
2288:
2276:
2263:
2250:
2238:
2217:
2211:
2201:
2195:
2189:
2183:
2137:
2127:
2121:
2115:
2109:
2089:
2072:
2062:
2056:
2050:
2037:
2027:
2021:
2012:
2006:
2000:
1994:
1980:
1919:
1913:
1903:
1894:
1884:
1875:
1869:
1860:
1850:
1841:
1835:
1826:
1820:
1814:
1806:
1797:
1777:
1767:
1757:
1751:
1657:
1651:
1645:
1639:
1629:
1620:
1614:
1608:
1602:
1596:
1586:26th (älterer von Larisch) Infantry Regiment
1579:
1528:
1481:
1475:
1469:
1463:
1449:
1443:
1437:
1431:
1425:
1409:
1403:
1397:
1391:
1312:
1291:
1290:" had an elongated collar patch with single
1285:
1275:
1265:
1259:
1246:
1237:
1224:
1215:
1209:
1202:
1194:
1185:
1179:
1169:
1164:were established in 1935 they were issued a
1157:
1143:
1025:
1019:
1005:
995:
989:
983:
977:
971:
898:
884:
878:
872:
866:
842:
836:
813:
804:
791:Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945)
772:
766:
745:
739:
733:
580:
565:
559:
546:
536:
528:
522:
516:
507:
493:
477:
434:
417:
407:
397:
387:
381:
373:
367:
361:
275:
269:
263:
242:
233:
227:
204:
192:
184:
178:
163:
151:
140:
8704:War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451
8049:
7983:
7925:
7923:
7524:, "Army Administration") cipher were worn.
7370:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
6086:
5983:
5775:
4927:Senior non-commissioned specialist officers
4890:grade; a junior NCO filling the role was a
3817:was the generic term; for actual ranks see
3646:was the generic term; for actual ranks see
2591:1st Regiment of (Prussian) Grenadier Guards
1033:
1030:were copper-brown, or sometimes olive drab.
203:which was a Party organization outside the
9550:
9536:
8775:
8761:
7946:
7944:
7942:
7940:
7904:
7902:
7900:
7737:, the colors indicating the degree of the
7685:
7425:, Army Administration) yellow metal emblem
6764:Ranks at the Private/Senior Private levels
4809:(with grade of Regimental Sergeant Major)
4015:duties. In the last years of World War II
3378:
2020:In 1938, simultaneous with the removal of
1840:of the 61st Infantry Regiment in Munich);
8730:. London, UK: Macmillan. pp. 295–96.
8669:
8634:Henner, Sigurd; Böhler, Wolfgang (2013).
8234:
8159:
8113:
8031:
7831:Comparative officer ranks of World War II
7390:Learn how and when to remove this message
6437:Senate President in the Realm War Courts
4039:retained it; promotions resumed in 1942.
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
8859:
7920:
7911:
7750:Wehrmachtbeamte beim Reichskriegsgericht
7412:
4829:
3708:(NCO school); could be of any rank from
2516:
2354:
2232:
2084:
1734:
1324:Collar patches of General Staff officers
1303:
1253:
957:
575:
501:
459:
451:
129:
121:
8665:] (in German). Berlin: O. Dietrich.
8656:
8552:
7937:
7897:
5465:
1672: bright blue – TDS administrative;
1309:Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff
464:Decals of Heer used on various helmets.
12467:
8168:Traditional ranks in certain regiments
6682:— im Range eines Generalfeldmarschalls
6404:Senatspräsident am Reichskriegsgericht
784:
134:Specialty insignia (NCOs and enlisted)
9531:
8756:
8601:
8454:
8337:
8325:
8287:
8183:was the light-infantry equivalent of
8013:of the ordnance and engineer branches
7480:
2207:designators were also of gilt metal.
1762:(Chief) of a regiment, much like the
1248:Infanterie Regiment "Großdeutschland"
654:(machine-woven with encircling braid)
8715:TM 30-506 German Military Dictionary
8627:Uniforms of the Federal Armed Forces
8621:Federal Ministry of Defense (2016).
8464:Defense Technical Information Center
7368:adding citations to reliable sources
7335:
5170:Officer candidate in basic training
2372:
2270:(Shoulder strap prior to April 1941)
1142:A major exception to the wearing of
422:were simply printed on thin fabric.
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
10013:Apartheid States in Southern Africa
8721:. Washington, D.C.: War Department.
8696:. Washington, D.C.: War Department.
8692:War Department (1 September 1943).
8571:
8413:
8191:
6692:— in the capacity of Field Marshal
5800:War Court Council in Captain's Rank
5749:Kriegsgerichtsrat im Hauptmannsrang
5212:Lance Corporal (Officer Applicant)
3650:. It could be advanced directly to
1282:Infantry Regiment "Großdeutschland"
1193:In mid-1940 crews of assault guns (
372:grey, but in late 1935 the renamed
13:
9571:List of comparative military ranks
9389:Russian Protective Corps in Serbia
7747:Military Supreme Court officials (
7485:
7013:(Construction Sapper) (from 1943)
6722:
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6658:
6647:
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6361:
6227:
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5390:Feuerwerker m. b. Offiziersprüfung
5025:Senior farrier instruction master
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3702:Soldier selected for or attending
1442:or green service patches; colored
1284:. The new dress uniform for I.R. "
386:color to a dark blue-green called
250:visual acknowledgement of the new
215:paramilitary uniforms and insignia
14:
12506:
8851:Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany
8736:
7861:, would use its own eagle design.
7676:, but on dark green with, again,
7584:
6341:Chief Judge (Prev. General Judge)
5898:War Court Council in Major's Rank
5049:Officer candidate collar insignia
4021:were often used as group leaders
3866:Historically in German armies, a
2386:
2381:
2044:alternate system of rank insignia
1985:shoulder-straps to enlisted men (
1889:of the 28th Infantry Regiment in
12432:Women's Services in World War II
9871:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
9182:Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
8783:Ranks, uniforms and insignia of
8577:"Records Integration Title Book"
8247:Federal Ministry of Defense 2016
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4848:Hauptfeldwebel/Hauptwachtmeister
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1680: cornflower blue – medical;
1656:tabs backed in their respective
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1506:
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8966:National Socialist Flyers Corps
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8016:
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7766:
7304:(Rifleman Musician) (from 1936)
6626:Ministerial Director in the OKW
6128:General officers and marshals (
5870:Kriegsgerichtsrat im Majorsrang
3362:Roman numerals: Battalion staff
1928:
1855:of the 5th Cavalry Regiment in
1712: wine red – TDS judiciary.
1708:
1700:
1692:
1684:
1676:
1668:
283:
33:needs additional citations for
10817:People's Republic of Kampuchea
8976:National Socialist Motor Corps
8726:Wheeler-Bennett, John (1967).
8712:War Department (20 May 1944).
8606:. London: Brockhampton Press.
8557:. R. James Bender Publishing.
8455:Bragg, Ronald D. (June 2008).
8089:did not wear generals' collar
7888:
7873:
7864:
7843:
6866:Mechanized Infantry (to 7/43)
6686: (GFM)
4298:(Light and mountain infantry)
3383:
895:Ausgangsuniform, Paradeuniform
1:
10279:Confederate States of America
8971:German Air Sports Association
8204:
8126:In October 1942 all infantry
6817:Motorized Infantry (to 7/43)
5167:Rifleman (Officer Applicant)
2577:depending on their unit. The
2368:with the bridle in the middle
2228:
1628:Field Marshals wore the same
1090:rank insignias armored troops
586:
11440:Independent State of Croatia
10328:United States Army enlisted
9384:Independent State of Croatia
8209:
7816:World War II German uniforms
6301:(Judicial after 1944. Prev.
6106:Seniormost War Court Council
5023:Fortress senior works master
4937:: fortifications engineers (
4263:Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee
3981:
3934:
3915:Officer candidate 1st class
3883:
3780:
3761:Officer candidate 2nd class
3571:: infantry, rose pink: armor
1300:General Staff Corps Officers
759:Kragenpatte or Kragenspiegel
7:
11403:People's Socialist Republic
10872:Mongolian People's Republic
9892:People's Republic of Angola
8933:Esoteric insignia of the SS
8679:Verlag Moritz Ruhl (1936).
8533:] (in German). Berlin:
7855:, although a branch of the
7809:
7327:Armed Forces officials and
6628:General Senior Staff Judge
4996:Farrier instruction master
4508:Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
4490:Officer candidate Sergeant
4367:Officer candidate Corporal
4046:Non-commissioned officers (
2596:Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
2237:Generals' shoulder boards,
2145:
2129:Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
2126:on all four. Senior NCO's (
2098:Non-commissioned officers (
1704: carmine – veterinary;
1492:
447:
268:(army) and in gold for the
220:
213:also had its own series of
160:uniforms and rank structure
10:
12511:
11664:Socialist Federal Republic
9055:Reich Security Main Office
9015:Women's Auxiliary Services
8657:Hettler, Eberhard (1939).
7774:
7694:In addition to the career
7673:Offiziere des Generalstabs
7514:, and metal pins with the
7489:
6624:Lieutenant general (Vet.)
6579:Ministerialdirektor im OKW
6485:
6440:Chief Realm War Prosecutor
6435:Lieutenant general (Vet.)
6339:Realm War Court Prosecutor
6001:Senior Field Veterinarian
5896:Senior Staff Veterinarian
5381:Oberfähnrich im Ing. Korps
5258:Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
5222:Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
5210:Flag-Squire Lance Corporal
5018:Oberhufbeschlaglehrmeister
3361:
3126:
2941:
2609:
2550:
907:Universal design from 1938
850:For enlisted men, service
788:
781:wore collar patches only.
12485:Military ranks of Germany
12406:
12349:
12342:
12285:
12278:
12221:
12214:
12157:
12150:
12075:
12019:
11963:
11907:
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11739:
11679:
11589:Slovakia (First Republic)
11387:
11357:
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10497:Border Roads Organisation
10414:
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9352:Byelorussian Home Defence
9261:
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8946:
8906:
8843:
8791:
8670:Rosignoli, Guido (1975).
8553:Angolia, John R. (1992).
7572:) denoting their branch:
7231:(Driver, motor vehicles)
6770:
6572:Generaloberstabsveterinär
6433:Lieutenant general (Med.)
6195:
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6189:
6186:
5819:
5679:
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5479:Officers' collar insignia
5315:Fahnenjunker-Wachtmeister
4764:Regimental sergeant major
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3579:
3372:E: Supplementary company
2513:Smock/parka rank insignia
2404:
2114:epaulette was edged with
2049:For junior enlisted men (
1166:distinctive black uniform
970:By 1938 the fast-growing
521:called the Army eagle or
12490:Military of Nazi Germany
12427:Officers of World War II
11552:Polish People's Republic
10639:Maritime Security Agency
10274:Canada (pre-Unification)
9631:Central African Republic
9285:Groupe mobile de réserve
8623:Uniformen der Bundeswehr
8602:Davis, Brian L. (1998).
8508:Henner & Böhler 2013
8309:Henner & Böhler 2013
8271:Henner & Böhler 2013
8259:Henner & Böhler 2013
7836:
7547:(German abbreviation of
7518:(German abbreviation of
7403:Armed Forces officials (
7216:Transport and Logistics
6336:Realm War Court Council
6104:Seniormost Veterinarian
6003:Senior War Court Council
5804:Army Assistant Chaplain
4893:Hauptfeldwebeldiensttuer
4008:Administrative corporal
3683:Unteroffizieranwärter UA
1730:
1721:arabesque collar patches
1696: pink – motor park;
1688: orange – ordnance;
1399:Hauptmann im Generalstab
1034:Armored vehicle uniforms
280:("armed forces eagle").
12422:Officers of World War I
12215:Commonwealth of Nations
9561:and insignia by country
9357:Russian Liberation Army
9327:Italian Social Republic
9263:Collaborationist forces
8948:Nazi Paramilitary ranks
8521:Oberkommando des Heeres
8484:Verlag Moritz Ruhl 1936
8376:Verlag Moritz Ruhl 1936
7959:While the contemporary
7703:Beamter auf Kriegsdauer
7688:Beamter auf Kriegsdauer
7575:In March 1940 distinct
6586:Generaloberstabsrichter
6408:(Judicial before 1944)
6284:(Judicial before 1944)
6280:Reichskriegsgerichtsrat
6274:(Judicial before 1944)
6064:Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat
5743:(Judicial before 1944)
5016:Festungsoberwerkmeister
4869:die Mutter der Kompanie
4439:if not yet advanced to
3379:Ranks and rank insignia
2565:were issued either the
2080:
1918:) and shoulder boards (
1796:Hitler appointed first
1451:Reichskriegsministerium
1258:NCOs' collar patch and
1242:badges to their lapels.
1148:was the "panzer wrap" (
414:Model 1944 Field Blouse
11012:Bosnia and Herzegovina
9513:
8835:League of German Girls
8185:
8179:
8152:
8146:
8140:
8134:
8128:
8097:
8091:
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7857:
7851:
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7667:alt-Preussische Litzen
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7293:
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6739:
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6589:(Judicial after 1944)
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6523:
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6505:
6496:
6487:
6475:
6463:
6425:(Judicial after 1944)
6421:
6418:(Judicial before 1944)
6414:Oberreichskriegsanwalt
6412:
6402:
6395:
6386:
6378:
6366:
6345:Quartermaster General
6318:Generalquartiermeister
6317:
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6294:(Judicial before 1944)
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5260:Fahnenjunker-Oberjäger
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12408:Comparative ranks of
11510:Napoleonic Grand Army
11342:Air Force other ranks
11262:Between 1994 and 2010
10152:Saint Kitts and Nevis
9786:São Tomé and Príncipe
9651:Republic of the Congo
9115:Administrative police
7416:
6825:(Rifleman) (to 10/42)
6726:
6715:
6662:
6651:
6616:— the mountain troops
6612:— the armoured troops
6474:
6462:
6396:Generalstabsveterinär
6365:
6331:Major general (Vet.)
6231:
6219:
6173:with the appropriate
6138:In addition to their
6075:(Judicial after 1944)
6007:Army Senior Chaplain
5970:(Judicial after 1944)
5959:Oberkriegsgerichtsrat
5881:(Judicial after 1944)
5760:(Judicial after 1944)
4994:Fortress works master
4833:
4782:
4740:
4731:
4707:(with grade of MSgt)
4680:
4631:
4622:
4598:(with grade of TSgt)
4571:
4529:
4520:
4493:Probationary officer
4487:(with grade of SSgt)
4460:
4390:
4381:
4337:
4284:
4275:
2846:Artillery instruction
2844:Horse artillery &
2520:
2358:
2291:General of the branch
2236:
2210:Field-grade officer (
2191:Hauptmann/Rittmeister
2088:
1738:
1314:Oberst im Generalstab
1307:
1277:Wachregiment "Berlin"
1257:
1176:various cavalry units
961:
779:Commissioned officers
579:
505:
463:
455:
133:
125:
10793:Republic (1912–1949)
10711:United Arab Emirates
9248:Deutsche Jägerschaft
8988:Reich Labour Service
8982:Reichsluftschutzbund
8223:Wheeler-Bennett 1967
7566:a secondary colour (
7364:improve this section
7033:Construction troops
6900:(Armored Grenadier)
6741:Generalfeldmarschall
6656:Colonel General GFM:
6618:— the signals troops
6564:Generaloberstabsarzt
6442:General Staff Judge
6329:Major general (Med.)
5999:Senior Field Surgeon
5894:Senior Staff Surgeon
5665:Senior Veterinarian
5036:Officer candidates (
4946:Hufbeschlagschmieder
4800:Offiziersanwärter OA
4698:Offiziersanwärter OA
4651:Senior watch master
4589:Offiziersanwärter OA
4478:Offiziersanwärter OA
4414:Junior watch master
4364:(with grade of Sgt)
4355:Offiziersanwärter OA
3389:Enlisted personnel (
2340:Generalfeldmarschall
2266:Generalfeldmarschall
2253:Generalfeldmarschall
2036:(reed-green twill).
1896:Generalfeldmarschall
1877:Generalfeldmarschall
1843:Generalfeldmarschall
1545:Walter von Reichenau
1471:Generalstaboffiziere
1393:Generalstaboffiziere
1184:which were edged in
1044:crew collar insignia
42:improve this article
11361:limited recognition
11090:Air and Space Force
10768:(Republic of China)
10738:limited recognition
10502:Paramilitary forces
10162:Trinidad and Tobago
10037:Antigua and Barbuda
9863:limited recognition
9241:Forstschutzkommando
9156:Technische Nothilfe
8893:Geheime Feldpolizei
8496:War Department 1945
8443:War Department 1945
8426:War Department 1945
8395:War Department 1944
8357:War Department 1943
8138:. In July 1943 all
7447:Truppensonderdienst
7318:Trompeteroberreiter
6905:Panzerobergrenadier
6890:Mechanized Infantry
6874:(Armored Rifleman)
6756:General of the Army
6422:Generalstabsrichter
6110:Defence Force Dean
5795:Staff Veterinarian
4987:Festungswerkmeister
4905:The insignia for a
4760:Staff watch master
3901:Offizieranwärter OA
3747:Offizieranwärter OA
3705:Unteroffizierschule
3367:Erinnerungstroddeln
3364:t: Honorary knots (
2175:field-grade officer
1641:Truppensonderdienst
1625:(scarlet) backing.
1430:(old Prussian), or
1338:field & service
1168:and as a badge the
1081:(assault artillery)
889:on dress uniforms (
785:Design and versions
768:Unteroffizierslitze
630:field & service
443:white summer tunic.
256:Werner von Blomberg
12151:Post-Soviet states
11570:Socialist Republic
11486:Kingdom of Greece
11337:Air Force officers
10634:Civil Armed Forces
10313:Republic of Texas
10092:Dominican Republic
9128:Feuerschutzpolizei
9090:Sicherheitspolizei
8844:Ranks and insignia
8681:Deutsche Uniformen
8589:on 23 January 2017
8575:(24 August 1999).
8150:were redesignated
8132:were redesignated
7481:Military officials
7427:
7280:Veteriärobersoldat
7259:Sanitätsobersoldat
7172:Motorcycle troops
7108:Armored Engineers
6989:Panzeroberkanonier
6914:Light and Mountain
6888:Motorized Infantry
6728:
6717:
6708:before April 1941:
6664:
6653:
6638:Lieutenant general
6633:Lieutenant general
6476:
6464:
6430:Lieutenant general
6367:
6343:Chief of chaplains
6290:Reichskriegsanwalt
6233:
6221:
6102:Seniormost Surgeon
6017:Lieutenant colonel
6012:Lieutenant colonel
5993:Lieutenant Colonel
5900:Senior Staff Judge
5862:Oberstabsveterinär
5764:Heereshilfspfarrer
5718:(Mounted branches)
4911:was a pair of NCO
4842:
4784:
4742:
4733:
4682:
4649:Senior field usher
4633:
4624:
4573:
4558:Technical sergeant
4531:
4522:
4462:
4412:Junior field usher
4392:
4383:
4339:
4286:
4277:
3957:Senior "Exempted"
3911:(Officer aspirant)
3757:(Officer aspirant)
2528:
2370:
2244:
2096:
2034:HBT summer uniform
1774:Gerd von Rundstedt
1748:
1402:(captain) through
1319:
1280:which was renamed
1272:
968:
593:
513:
466:
458:
252:National Socialist
136:
128:
126:Army rank insignia
12475:Military insignia
12462:
12461:
12402:
12401:
12338:
12337:
12274:
12273:
12210:
12209:
12146:
12145:
11840:
11839:
11735:
11734:
11525:People's Republic
11433:People's Republic
10966:
10965:
10813:
10800:Dutch East Indies
10403:
10402:
10021:
10020:
9937:South West Africa
9666:Equatorial Guinea
9525:
9524:
9416:
9415:
9257:
9256:
9226:
9225:
9190:
9189:
9165:
9164:
9135:Luftschutzpolizei
9099:
9098:
9076:Sicherheitsdienst
9049:
9048:
9040:Bahnschutzpolizei
9023:
9022:
9005:Organisation Todt
8942:
8941:
8902:
8901:
8748:German Army ranks
7961:Department of War
7796:specialist leader
7550:Militärverwaltung
7400:
7399:
7392:
7324:
7323:
7202:(Field Gendarme)
7120:Oberpanzerpionier
7099:Oberpanzerschütze
7094:(Armor Rifleman)
6978:(Armored Gunner)
6924:(Ranger, Hunter)
6879:Oberpanzerschütze
6761:
6760:
6657:
6646:
6555:Nachrichtentruppe
6468:
6355:Brigadier general
6225:
6125:
6124:
5974:Heeresoberpfarrer
5951:Oberfeldveterinär
5661:Senior Lieutenant
5616:Second lieutenant
5611:Second lieutenant
5605:Assistant Surgeon
5492:Field and service
5463:
5462:
5452:Underveterinarian
5376:
5363:
5350:
5305:Offizier-Anwärter
5292:Offizier-Anwärter
5250:Offizier-Anwärter
5237:Offizier-Anwärter
5204:Offizier-Bewerber
5190:Offizier-Bewerber
5156:Offizier-Bewerber
5142:Offizier-Bewerber
5080:Offizier-Anwärter
5064:Offizier-Bewerber
5029:
5028:
4840:'s "piston rings"
4828:
4827:
4813:Officer candidate
4758:Staff field usher
4752:Stabswachtmeister
4711:Officer candidate
4602:Officer candidate
4406:Unterwachtmeister
4043:
4042:
4027:due to a lack of
4000:Staff "Exempted"
3912:
3808:Private 1st class
3376:
3375:
2510:
2509:
2373:Retired personnel
1912:Shoulder-straps (
1385:
1374:
1353:
1339:
1232:In North Africa,
914:Enlisted versions
803:), the so-called
726:
715:
691:
655:
642:
631:
617:
602:
598:Officers' version
226:National Emblem:
118:
117:
110:
92:
12502:
12347:
12346:
12283:
12282:
12219:
12218:
12155:
12154:
12127:Military police
11849:
11848:
11766:Papua New Guinea
11744:
11743:
11669:Federal Republic
11557:Republika Srpska
11409:Austria–Hungary
11322:Army other ranks
10975:
10974:
10807:
10769:
10412:
10411:
10304:Empire of Brazil
10030:
10029:
9917:Ethiopian Empire
9912:Kingdom of Egypt
9584:
9583:
9552:
9545:
9538:
9529:
9528:
9518:
9292:Milice française
9259:
9258:
9228:
9227:
9192:
9191:
9167:
9166:
9149:Schutzmannschaft
9101:
9100:
9051:
9050:
9025:
9024:
8993:German Red Cross
8944:
8943:
8904:
8903:
8857:
8856:
8777:
8770:
8763:
8754:
8753:
8731:
8722:
8720:
8708:
8697:
8688:
8675:
8666:
8653:
8630:
8617:
8598:
8596:
8594:
8588:
8582:. Archived from
8581:
8568:
8539:
8538:
8517:
8511:
8505:
8499:
8493:
8487:
8481:
8475:
8474:
8472:
8470:
8461:
8452:
8446:
8440:
8429:
8423:
8417:
8411:
8398:
8392:
8379:
8378:, Table 4&5.
8373:
8360:
8354:
8341:
8335:
8329:
8323:
8312:
8306:
8291:
8285:
8274:
8268:
8262:
8256:
8250:
8244:
8238:
8232:
8226:
8220:
8198:
8195:
8189:
8188:
8182:
8175:
8169:
8166:
8157:
8155:
8153:Panzergrenadiere
8149:
8143:
8137:
8131:
8124:
8111:
8108:
8102:
8100:
8094:
8088:
8081:
8075:
8072:
8047:
8044:
8029:
8027:
8020:
8014:
8012:
8005:
7999:
7995:
7989:
7987:
7976:
7970:
7968:
7957:
7951:
7948:
7935:
7933:
7927:
7918:
7915:
7909:
7906:
7895:
7892:
7886:
7884:
7877:
7871:
7868:
7862:
7860:
7854:
7847:
7785:
7771:
7762:
7752:
7742:
7732:
7726:
7717:
7711:
7705:
7699:
7690:
7681:
7675:
7669:
7663:
7657:
7651:
7645:
7639:
7633:
7624:
7618:
7612:
7606:
7600:
7598:Einfacher Dienst
7593:
7580:
7571:
7565:
7552:
7542:
7532:
7523:
7521:Heeresverwaltung
7513:
7476:
7467:
7461:
7455:
7449:
7423:Heeresverwaltung
7408:
7395:
7388:
7384:
7381:
7375:
7344:
7336:
7332:
7320:
7316:Musikoberschütze
7310:
7303:
7296:
7282:
7275:
7261:
7254:
7240:
7230:
7223:
7209:
7201:
7194:Military Police
7187:
7179:
7165:
7157:
7143:
7141:Oberpanzerfunker
7136:
7129:Armored Signals
7122:
7115:
7101:
7093:
7079:
7077:Oberfernsprecher
7069:
7062:
7048:
7040:
7026:
7020:
7012:
7005:
6991:
6985:
6977:
6970:
6955:
6947:
6931:
6923:
6907:
6899:
6881:
6873:
6859:
6845:
6838:
6831:
6824:
6807:
6800:
6795:
6787:
6778:
6768:
6767:
6744:
6735:
6721:
6720:from April 1941:
6709:
6684:
6671:
6655:
6645:Colonel General:
6644:
6588:
6581:
6574:
6567:
6558:
6548:
6538:
6528:
6519:
6510:
6501:
6492:
6483:
6466:
6424:
6417:
6407:
6398:
6391:
6388:Generalstabsarzt
6383:
6374:
6321:(Quartermaster)
6320:
6313:
6306:
6300:
6293:
6283:
6273:
6264:
6262:Generalveterinär
6257:
6249:
6240:
6223:
6184:
6183:
6180:
6172:
6163:
6155:
6149:
6143:
6133:
6108:Seniormost Judge
6100:
6097:
6094:
6091:
6088:
6081:
6074:
6067:
6058:
6051:
6043:
6034:
6027:
5997:
5994:
5991:
5988:
5985:
5976:
5969:
5962:
5953:
5946:
5938:
5929:
5922:
5887:
5880:
5878:Oberstabsrichter
5873:
5864:
5857:
5849:
5840:
5833:
5824:
5789:
5786:
5783:
5780:
5777:
5766:
5759:
5752:
5742:
5733:
5726:
5717:
5709:
5700:
5693:
5684:
5674:First lieutenant
5657:
5650:
5642:
5633:
5626:
5599:
5592:
5584:
5575:
5568:
5559:
5524:
5523:
5517:
5501:
5489:
5471:
5442:
5436:
5418:
5412:
5392:
5383:
5374:
5372:
5361:
5359:
5348:
5346:
5338:
5317:
5307:
5301:
5294:
5288:
5281:
5262:
5252:
5246:
5239:
5233:
5226:
5206:
5200:
5192:
5186:
5179:
5158:
5152:
5144:
5138:
5131:
5105:
5104:
5098:
5091:
5082:
5075:
5066:
5059:
5041:
5020:
5011:
5005:
4991:
4982:
4976:
4958:
4957:
4954:
4948:
4943:) and farriers (
4942:
4940:Festungspioniere
4936:
4922:
4916:
4910:
4901:
4895:
4889:
4883:
4877:
4871:
4865:
4858:
4851:
4839:
4823:
4804:
4802:
4794:
4755:
4721:
4702:
4700:
4692:
4670:
4646:
4643:Oberwachtmeister
4612:
4593:
4591:
4583:
4544:
4510:
4500:
4482:
4480:
4472:
4450:
4444:
4438:
4432:
4409:
4401:
4359:
4357:
4349:
4327:
4321:
4297:
4265:
4227:
4226:
4217:
4205:
4193:
4181:
4169:
4159:
4145:: armored troops
4144:
4128:
4116:
4104:
4092:
4080:
4070:
4064:
4051:
4038:
4032:
4026:
4020:
3995:
3986:
3979:
3954:
3945:
3939:
3932:
3910:
3905:
3903:
3895:
3888:
3881:
3871:
3863:Acting corporal
3852:
3843:
3836:
3826:
3816:
3794:
3785:
3778:
3758:
3751:
3749:
3741:
3731:
3721:
3713:
3707:
3694:
3687:
3685:
3677:
3667:
3657:
3645:
3627:
3615:
3577:
3576:
3570:
3554:
3542:
3530:
3518:
3506:
3496:
3481:
3465:
3453:
3441:
3429:
3417:
3407:
3402:Enlisted collar
3394:
3369:
3310:Horse artillery,
3249:
3242:
3235:
3228:
3221:
3214:
3207:
3200:
3193:
3186:
3179:
3172:
3165:
3158:
3149:
3142:
3131:
3062:
3055:
3048:
3041:
3034:
3027:
3020:
3013:
3006:
2999:
2992:
2985:
2978:
2971:
2964:
2957:
2946:
2737:
2730:
2723:
2716:
2709:
2702:
2695:
2688:
2681:
2674:
2667:
2660:
2653:
2646:
2639:
2632:
2625:
2614:
2605:
2604:
2598:
2588:
2582:
2576:
2570:
2564:
2546:
2540:
2525:
2506:
2499:
2492:
2485:
2478:
2471:
2464:
2455:
2448:
2441:
2434:
2427:
2418:
2409:
2402:
2401:
2364:
2351:
2342:
2333:
2327:
2318:
2306:
2294:
2282:
2269:
2256:
2242:
2240:Wehrmacht (Heer)
2221:
2215:
2205:
2199:
2193:
2187:
2172:
2158:
2141:
2131:
2125:
2123:Unterfeldwebel's
2119:
2113:
2093:
2076:
2066:
2060:
2054:
2041:
2031:
2025:
2016:
2010:
2004:
1998:
1984:
1969:
1955:
1941:
1923:
1917:
1907:
1898:
1888:
1881:von Böhm-Ermolli
1879:
1873:
1864:
1854:
1845:
1839:
1830:
1824:
1818:
1812:
1801:
1792:
1781:
1772:. Field Marshal
1771:
1764:Honorary Colonel
1761:
1755:
1746:of von Rundstedt
1711:
1710:
1703:
1702:
1695:
1694:
1687:
1686:
1679:
1678:
1671:
1670:
1663:
1655:
1649:
1643:
1633:
1624:
1618:
1612:
1606:
1600:
1594:
1583:
1571:As Field Marshal
1568:
1556:
1534:
1524:
1510:
1485:
1479:
1477:des Generalstabs
1473:
1467:
1453:
1447:
1441:
1435:
1429:
1415:
1407:
1401:
1395:
1380:
1365:
1362:
1351:
1348:
1337:
1334:
1316:
1295:
1289:
1279:
1269:
1263:
1250:
1241:
1228:
1219:
1213:
1206:
1200:
1189:
1183:
1173:
1163:
1147:
1124:
1112:
1100:
1072:
1063:
1054:
1029:
1023:
1009:
999:
993:
987:
981:
975:
948:
936:
924:
902:
888:
882:
876:
870:
846:
840:
819:
808:
776:
770:
749:
743:
737:
721:
713:
710:
700:Enlisted version
686:
677:
665:
653:
637:
629:
626:
615:
612:
600:
591:
588:
584:
571:
563:
550:
540:
534:
526:
520:
511:
497:
483:
440:
421:
411:
401:
392:(bottle-green).
391:
385:
379:
371:
365:
349:
337:
325:
313:
301:
279:
273:
267:
249:
237:
231:
208:
198:
191:(Air Force) and
190:
182:
169:
157:
150:and part of the
144:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
12510:
12509:
12505:
12504:
12503:
12501:
12500:
12499:
12465:
12464:
12463:
12458:
12398:
12334:
12270:
12206:
12142:
12071:
12015:
11959:
11903:
11836:
11780:
11731:
11675:
11540:Social Republic
11455:Weimar Republic
11383:
11374:Northern Cyprus
11360:
11353:
11313:United Kingdom
11187:North Macedonia
10962:
10906:
10857:Kingdom of Laos
10850:Liberation Army
10826:Imperial Japan
10810:Second Republic
10773:
10767:
10737:
10730:
10399:
10343:
10262:
10244:Opposing forces
10239:Warrant officer
10017:
9956:
9880:
9862:
9855:
9575:
9562:
9556:
9526:
9521:
9476:
9453:
9412:
9399:Slovak Republic
9395:Czechoslovakia
9347:Armenian Legion
9253:
9222:
9203:Transportflotte
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9106:Ordnungspolizei
9095:
9083:Zollgrenzschutz
9064:Kriminalpolizei
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8938:
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7406:Wehrmachtbeamte
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7308:Trompeterreiter
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7237:
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7224:(Driver, horse)
7207:Feldobergendarm
7185:Kradoberschütze
7163:Oberpanzerjäger
7076:
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6956:(Senior Rider)
6940:Reconnaissance
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2538:Wehrmachtbeamte
2515:
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2337:In April 1941,
2303:Generalleutnant
2231:
2180:
2179:
2178:
2177:
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2083:
2077:to light gray.
2039:Schulterklappen
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1961:
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1803:Hans von Seeckt
1786:
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1287:Großdeutschland
1267:Großdeutschland
1252:
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1136:(armored corps)
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641:(cavalry corps)
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506:Enlisted man's
500:
495:Koppelschlösser
470:National Emblem
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291:Wehrmachtsadler
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172:Weimar Republic
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11577:Russian Empire
11574:
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11442:
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9899:
9894:
9888:
9886:
9882:
9881:
9879:
9878:
9873:
9867:
9865:
9857:
9856:
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9559:Military ranks
9555:
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9386:
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9378:Einsatzstaffel
9371:
9370:
9369:
9364:
9359:
9354:
9349:
9341:
9340:
9339:
9331:
9330:
9329:
9324:
9322:Black Brigades
9316:
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9297:
9296:
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9288:
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9267:
9265:
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9232:Forest Service
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9217:Transportkorps
9213:
9206:
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9163:
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11628:2nd Republic
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11448:
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11327:Navy officers
11325:
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11165:Finance Guard
11163:
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11158:
11156:
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11146:
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10759:
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9732:
9729:
9727:
9724:
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9717:
9714:
9712:
9709:
9707:
9706:Guinea-Bissau
9704:
9702:
9699:
9697:
9694:
9692:
9689:
9687:
9684:
9682:
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9677:
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9440:
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9433:
9431:
9430:
9426:
9425:
9423:
9421:Corps colours
9419:
9407:
9406:
9405:Vládní vojsko
9402:
9400:
9397:
9396:
9394:
9390:
9387:
9385:
9382:
9380:
9379:
9375:
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9368:
9365:
9363:
9360:
9358:
9355:
9353:
9350:
9348:
9345:
9344:
9343:Soviet Union
9342:
9338:
9335:
9334:
9332:
9328:
9325:
9323:
9320:
9319:
9317:
9313:
9312:
9311:Statspolitiet
9308:
9306:
9305:
9301:
9300:
9298:
9294:
9293:
9289:
9287:
9286:
9282:
9281:
9280:Vichy France
9279:
9275:
9272:
9271:
9269:
9268:
9266:
9264:
9260:
9250:
9249:
9245:
9243:
9242:
9238:
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9233:
9229:
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9212:
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9139:
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9132:
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9016:
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9011:
9008:
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9000:
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8964:
8962:
8959:
8957:
8954:
8953:
8951:
8949:
8945:
8934:
8930:
8928:
8927:
8926:Allgemeine SS
8923:
8921:
8920:
8916:
8915:
8913:
8911:
8910:
8909:Schutzstaffel
8905:
8895:
8894:
8890:
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8874:
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8809:
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8619:
8615:
8613:1-86019-869-4
8609:
8605:
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8585:
8578:
8574:
8570:
8566:
8564:0-912138-30-0
8560:
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8485:
8480:
8465:
8458:
8451:
8444:
8439:
8437:
8435:
8427:
8422:
8416:, p. 18.
8415:
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8408:
8406:
8404:
8396:
8391:
8389:
8387:
8385:
8377:
8372:
8370:
8368:
8366:
8359:, plate VIII.
8358:
8353:
8351:
8349:
8347:
8340:, p. 25.
8339:
8334:
8328:, p. 70.
8327:
8322:
8320:
8318:
8310:
8305:
8303:
8301:
8299:
8297:
8290:, p. 43.
8289:
8284:
8282:
8280:
8273:, p. 19.
8272:
8267:
8261:, p. 20.
8260:
8255:
8249:, p. 32.
8248:
8243:
8236:
8231:
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8194:
8187:
8186:Unteroffizier
8181:
8177:Confusingly,
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8148:
8142:
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8107:
8099:
8095:, but rather
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7764:
7761:
7751:
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7731:
7725:
7724:Beamter a. K.
7721:Nonetheless,
7719:
7716:
7715:Beamter a. K.
7710:
7704:
7698:
7689:
7683:
7680:
7674:
7670:in gold like
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7662:
7656:
7652:, again with
7650:
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7632:
7626:
7623:
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7611:
7607:(Middle) and
7605:
7599:
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7591:Heeresbeamten
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7349:This section
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7114:
7113:Panzerpionier
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7091:Panzerschütze
7088:
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7047:
7046:Oberbausoldat
7043:
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6871:Panzerschütze
6868:
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6858:
6857:Obermusketier
6853:Obergrenadier
6848:
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6769:
6757:
6754:
6752:
6751:Field marshal
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6679:
6678:Generaloberst
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5865:(Veterinary)
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11332:Navy ratings
10706:Turkmenistan
10656:Saudi Arabia
10448:PR of China
10337:World War II
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7777:Sonderführer
7769:Sonderführer
7756:
7735:gorget patch
7720:
7693:
7661:Kragenpatten
7627:
7588:
7574:
7559:
7554:
7544:
7534:
7526:
7515:
7505:
7495:
7470:
7443:
7430:
7428:
7386:
7377:
7362:Please help
7350:
7330:Sonderführer
7301:Musikschütze
7134:Panzerfunker
7067:Fernsprecher
6983:Oberkanonier
6892:(from 7/43)
6855:Oberfüsilier
6846:(Musketeer)
6832:(from 10/42)
6802:
6780:
6625:
6599:the infantry
6576:
6525:Panzertruppe
6439:
6436:
6410:
6400:
6338:
6335:
6332:
6286:
6276:
6266:
6246:Generalmajor
6193:Translation
6177:Waffenfarben
6166:
6156:rather than
6137:
6105:
6060:
6005:Senior Judge
6002:
5978:
5955:
5943:Oberfeldarzt
5897:
5866:
5799:
5796:
5757:Stabsrichter
5745:
5735:
5639:Oberleutnant
5533:Translation
5510:Gold-yellow
5448:Undersurgeon
5434:Oberfähnrich
5424:Oberfähnrich
5410:Oberfähnrich
5400:Oberfähnrich
5393:
5384:
5375:(veterinary)
5373:
5362:(pharmacist)
5360:
5347:
5335:Oberfähnrich
5299:Wachtmeister
5128:Fahnenjunker
5117:Translation
5096:Oberfähnrich
5030:
4967:Translation
4930:
4904:
4844:
4843:
4812:
4790:Fahnenjunker
4710:
4688:Fahnenjunker
4601:
4579:Fahnenjunker
4541:Wachtmeister
4468:Fahnenjunker
4448:Wachtmeister
4345:Fahnenjunker
4325:Wachtmeister
4236:Translation
3997:(from 1942)
3796:
3586:Translation
3392:Mannschaften
2601:
2554:
2544:Sonderführer
2529:
2523:Oberleutnant
2407:Drillichrock
2397:Drillichrock
2390:
2376:
2365:
2362:Generalmajor
2345:
2336:
2321:
2315:Generalmajor
2309:
2297:
2285:
2273:
2260:
2247:
2224:
2209:
2181:
2134:
2097:
2069:
2052:Mannschaften
2048:
2019:
2008:flaschengrün
1991:Mannschaften
1982:Reichsheer's
1978:
1929:Enlisted men
1900:von Blomberg
1795:
1749:
1718:
1715:
1660:Waffenfarbe:
1647:Kragenpatten
1637:
1627:
1577:
1488:
1454:, later the
1439:Kragenpatten
1421:
1417:
1390:
1273:
1231:
1222:
1192:
1181:Kragenpatten
1160:Panzertruppe
1141:
1127:Death's-head
1103:collar patch
1017:
1013:
1002:
979:Waffenfarben
969:
966:, post 1940.
856:
851:
849:
834:
821:
811:
794:
752:
731:
553:
543:
531:Gott mit uns
514:
509:Koppelschloß
467:
424:
404:field blouse
394:
389:flaschengrün
380:changed its
358:
284:Breast eagle
271:Reichsmarine
240:
195:Kriegsmarine
176:
159:
139:
137:
119:
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
11964:Francophone
11785:Comparative
11761:New Zealand
11680:Comparative
11655:Yugoslavia
11359:States with
11299:Switzerland
11212:Netherlands
11160:Carabinieri
11130:Coast Guard
11125:Land Forces
11085:Gendarmerie
10911:Comparative
10892:South Yemen
10736:States with
10684:Coast Guard
10646:Philippines
10492:Coast Guard
10419:Afghanistan
10348:Comparative
10332:World War I
10234:Space Force
10217:Coast Guard
10190:Coast Guard
10102:El Salvador
9961:Comparative
9861:States with
9816:South Sudan
9711:Ivory Coast
9458:Decorations
9373:Yugoslavia
9337:Blue Police
9121:Gendarmerie
8593:11 December
8498:, Plate VI.
8445:, Plate IV.
8086:Feldbischof
7985:pilus prior
7882:Generalstab
7821:Waffenfarbe
7613:(Elevated)
7578:Nebenfarben
7563:Waffenfarbe
7459:Zahlmeister
7453:Intendanten
7380:August 2020
7268:Veterinary
7228:Kraftfahrer
7199:Feldgendarm
7177:Kradschütze
7155:Panzerjäger
7018:Oberpionier
6929:Oberschütze
6851:Oberschütze
6609:the cavalry
6559:(from 1940)
6549:(from 1940)
6539:(from 1938)
6529:(from 1935)
6311:Feldbischof
6298:Chefrichter
6254:Generalarzt
6224:Veterinary:
6160:Waffenfarbe
6141:alt-Larisch
6082:(Chaplain)
5967:Oberrichter
5888:(Chaplain)
5802:Staff Judge
5714:Rittmeister
5514:Waffenfarbe
5349:(physician)
4920:Meldetasche
4547:Field usher
4141:Waffenfarbe
3855:"Exempted"
3797:(from 1936)
3567:Waffenfarbe
3482:: artillery
3478:Waffenfarbe
3384:Rank tables
3129:Faustriemen
2586:Faustriemen
2574:Faustriemen
2462:Oberschütze
2349:Waffenfarbe
2331:Waffenfarbe
2219:Waffenfarbe
2203:Waffenfarbe
2074:waffenfarbe
2064:Aufklärungs
2029:Waffenfarbe
2023:Waffenfarbe
2014:Waffenfarbe
1866:von Fritsch
1787: [
1740:Kragenpatte
1653:alt-Larisch
1589: [
1581:alt-Larisch
1527:Modern day
1483:Oberst d.G.
1405:Oberst i.G.
1382:Waffenfarbe
1204:Panzerjacke
1187:Waffenfarbe
1154:Panzerjacke
1134:Waffenfarbe
1079:Waffenfarbe
997:Waffenfarbe
951:Field, 1940
939:Field, 1938
838:Waffenfarbe
822:badge cloth
816:Waffenfarbe
774:Kragenlitze
735:Doppellitze
725:(artillery)
723:Waffenfarbe
688:Waffenfarbe
651:NCO version
639:Waffenfarbe
590: 1900
582:Doppellitze
561:Kragenpatte
548:Heeresadler
524:Heeresadler
437:Afrikakorps
148:German army
12469:Categories
12383:Air Force
12319:Air force
12255:Air force
12191:Air force
12112:Air force
12056:Air force
12000:Air force
11944:Air force
11908:Arabophone
11888:Air force
11852:Anglophone
11821:Air force
11716:Air force
11269:San Marino
11207:Montenegro
11182:Luxembourg
11055:Home Guard
10997:Azerbaijan
10947:Air force
10716:Uzbekistan
10696:Tajikistan
10665:Sri Lanka
10566:Kyrgyzstan
10539:Kazakhstan
10469:East Timor
10429:Bangladesh
10384:Air force
10299:Costa Rica
9997:Air force
9876:Somaliland
9796:Seychelles
9761:Mozambique
9751:Mauritania
9736:Madagascar
9626:Cape Verde
9470:Nazi Party
9304:Rikshirden
9142:Postschutz
9030:Reichsbahn
8999:Volkssturm
8956:Nazi Party
8931:(see also
8486:, Table 3.
8428:, Plate V.
8338:Davis 1998
8326:Davis 1998
8288:Davis 1998
8205:References
8147:Grenadiere
8135:Grenadiere
7798:(literal:
7679:Nebenfarbe
7655:Nebenfarbe
7643:Nebenfarbe
7569:Nebenfarbe
7511:Nebenfarbe
7236:Oberfahrer
7150:Anti-tank
7075:Oberfunker
7063:(Radioman)
7041:(to 1943)
7010:Baupionier
6998:Engineers
6963:Artillery
6953:Oberreiter
6839:(Fusilier)
6805:Obersoldat
6594:General of
6516:Kavallerie
6507:Artillerie
6498:Infanterie
6314:(Chaplain)
6096:Seniormost
6048:Oberstarzt
5977:(Chaplain)
5797:War Judge
5682:Hauptleute
5669:Lieutenant
5603:Lieutenant
5466:Officers (
5394:(Ordnance)
5114:1942–1945
5111:1940–1941
4581:-Feldwebel
4172:until 1933
4137:Rose-pink
3908:"Exempted"
3814:Obersoldat
3791:Obersoldat
3509:until 1933
2197:Unterlagen
1944:until 1933
1805:, the old
1725:Bundeswehr
1598:Reichsheer
1531:Bundeswehr
1500:Arabesques
741:Reichsheer
714:field 1934
480:Reichswehr
369:Reichsheer
265:Reichsheer
245:Reichswehr
211:Nazi Party
166:Reichsheer
98:March 2018
68:newspapers
12480:Wehrmacht
12454:UK and US
12076:Lusophone
11751:Australia
11642:Air Force
11500:Air Force
11475:Air Force
11424:Bulgaria
11252:Air Force
11177:Lithuania
11155:Air Force
11095:Foresters
11050:Air Force
10867:Mengjiang
10862:Manchukuo
10756:Palestine
10679:Air Force
10661:Singapore
10624:Air Force
10610:Pakistan
10509:Indonesia
10482:Air Force
10462:Air Force
10258:Venezuela
10212:Air Force
10197:Enlisted:
10185:Air Force
10170:Officers:
10137:Nicaragua
10107:Guatemala
10042:Argentina
9515:Blutfahne
9500:Luftwaffe
9489:Wehrmacht
9443:Waffen-SS
9436:Luftwaffe
9170:Rosenberg
8919:Waffen-SS
8879:Luftwaffe
8862:Wehrmacht
8807:Luftwaffe
8210:Citations
8180:Oberjäger
7998:soldiers.
7858:Wehrmacht
7852:Luftwaffe
7804:Wehrmacht
7740:Beamter's
7610:Gehobener
7604:Mittlerer
7557:ciphers.
7506:officials
7431:Wehrmacht
7351:does not
7297:(to 1936)
7289:Bandsmen
7038:Bausoldat
6916:Infantry
6843:Musketier
6829:Grenadier
6568:(Medical)
6392:(Medical)
6350:Brigadier
6258:(Medical)
6201:Shoulder
6187:Insignia
6052:(Medical)
5947:(Medical)
5858:(Medical)
5727:(Medical)
5723:Stabsarzt
5706:Hauptmann
5651:(Medical)
5597:Veterinär
5593:(Medical)
5557:Leutnante
5541:Shoulder
5527:Insignia
5518:: cavalry
5469:Offiziere
5426:Unterarzt
5402:Unterarzt
5343:Unterarzt
5286:Feldwebel
5244:Oberjäger
5198:Gefreiter
5184:Gefreiter
5039:Fähnriche
4961:Insignia
4902:duties."
4863:Der Spieß
4610:Feldwebel
4537:Feldwebel
4442:Feldwebel
4319:Feldwebel
4295:Oberjäger
4247:Shoulder
4230:Insignia
3893:Gefreiter
3869:Gefreiter
3849:Gefreiter
3824:Gefreiter
3654:Gefreiter
3597:Shoulder
3580:Insignia
3491:Enlisted
2796:Artillery
2533:Waffen-SS
2483:Feldwebel
2469:Gefreiter
2334:instead.
1744:Epaulette
1631:Arabesken
1610:Arabesken
1604:Wehrmacht
1264:of I.R. "
1239:Totenkopf
1234:AFV crews
1211:Feldbluse
1171:Totenkopf
399:Feldbluse
206:Wehrmacht
187:Luftwaffe
180:Wehrmacht
162:from the
154:Wehrmacht
12392:Enlisted
12387:Officers
12377:Enlisted
12372:Officers
12362:Enlisted
12357:Officers
12328:Enlisted
12323:Officers
12313:Enlisted
12308:Officers
12298:Enlisted
12293:Officers
12264:Enlisted
12259:Officers
12249:Enlisted
12244:Officers
12234:Enlisted
12229:Officers
12200:Enlisted
12195:Officers
12185:Enlisted
12180:Officers
12170:Enlisted
12165:Officers
12136:Enlisted
12131:Officers
12121:Enlisted
12116:Officers
12106:Enlisted
12101:Officers
12091:Enlisted
12086:Officers
12065:Enlisted
12060:Officers
12050:Enlisted
12045:Officers
12035:Enlisted
12030:Officers
12009:Enlisted
12004:Officers
11994:Enlisted
11989:Officers
11979:Enlisted
11974:Officers
11953:Enlisted
11948:Officers
11938:Enlisted
11933:Officers
11923:Enlisted
11918:Officers
11897:Enlisted
11892:Officers
11882:Enlisted
11877:Officers
11867:Enlisted
11862:Officers
11845:Language
11830:Enlisted
11825:Officers
11815:Enlisted
11810:Officers
11800:Enlisted
11795:Officers
11725:Enlisted
11720:Officers
11710:Enlisted
11705:Officers
11695:Enlisted
11690:Officers
11561:Romania
11516:Hungary
11394:Albania
11284:Slovenia
11279:Slovakia
11257:Cossacks
11227:Portugal
11121:Iceland
11036:Denmark
11017:Bulgaria
10956:Enlisted
10951:Officers
10941:Enlisted
10936:Officers
10926:Enlisted
10921:Officers
10876:Vietnam
10746:Abkhazia
10701:Thailand
10591:Mongolia
10586:Maldives
10581:Malaysia
10444:Cambodia
10393:Enlisted
10388:Officers
10378:Enlisted
10373:Officers
10363:Enlisted
10358:Officers
10157:Suriname
10142:Paraguay
10122:Honduras
10082:Colombia
10052:Barbados
10026:Americas
10006:Enlisted
10001:Officers
9991:Enlisted
9986:Officers
9976:Enlisted
9971:Officers
9942:Transkei
9932:Rhodesia
9851:Zimbabwe
9826:Tanzania
9681:Ethiopia
9676:Eswatini
9656:Djibouti
9646:DR Congo
9621:Cameroon
9606:Botswana
9367:Trawniki
9270:Denmark
8792:Uniforms
8523:(1937).
8414:CIA 1999
8129:Schützen
8092:Arabeske
7931:Portepee
7810:See also
7786:(short:
7760:Bordorot
7530:Feldpost
7247:Medical
7055:Signals
7006:(Sapper)
6971:(Gunner)
6968:Kanonier
6948:(Rider)
6836:Füsilier
6815:Infantry
6535:Pioniere
6467:Medical:
6131:Generäle
5785:Head man
5769:Chaplain
5647:Oberarzt
5581:Leutnant
5278:Fähnrich
5108:To 1940
4887:Portepee
4430:Sergeant
4418:Sergeant
4312:Sergeant
4307:Corporal
4220:Tropical
4131:Tropical
3966:Corporal
3714:through
3638:Private
3630:Soldier
3557:Tropical
3468:Tropical
3314:Armoured
3069:Infantry
2742:Infantry
2541:and the
2229:Generals
2188:through
2185:Leutnant
2146:Officers
2017:piping.
1996:feldgrau
1813:, to be
1709:
1701:
1693:
1685:
1677:
1669:
1601:and the
1493:Generals
1458:and the
1190:piping.
1007:feldgrau
474:cockades
448:Headgear
431:tropical
409:feldgrau
352:Tropical
221:Insignia
11776:Vanuatu
11740:Oceania
11659:Kingdom
11619:1955–91
11614:1943–55
11609:1940–43
11604:1935–40
11599:1918–35
11565:Kingdom
11535:Kingdom
11520:Kingdom
11506:France
11428:Kingdom
11398:Kingdom
11349:Vatican
11309:Ukraine
11232:Romania
11197:Moldova
11137:Ireland
11117:Hungary
11107:Georgia
11102:Germany
11071:France
11067:Finland
11062:Estonia
11022:Croatia
11007:Belgium
11002:Belarus
10992:Austria
10987:Armenia
10982:Albania
10766:Taiwan
10751:Artsakh
10721:Vietnam
10629:Marines
10596:Myanmar
10576:Lebanon
10424:Bahrain
10253:Uruguay
10127:Jamaica
10097:Ecuador
10062:Bolivia
10047:Bahamas
9922:Katanga
9836:Tunisia
9806:Somalia
9791:Senegal
9776:Nigeria
9766:Namibia
9756:Morocco
9726:Liberia
9721:Lesotho
9671:Eritrea
9641:Comoros
9616:Burundi
9591:Algeria
9333:Poland
9299:Norway
9070:Gestapo
8469:13 July
7980:polearm
7730:Beamten
7709:Beamten
7697:Beamten
7540:Beamten
7465:Richter
7372:removed
7357:sources
7294:Musiker
7003:Pionier
6938:Cavalry
6822:Schütze
6771:Branch
6701:General
6696:General
6204:Sleeve
6170:Hochrot
6153:Hochrot
6147:Hochrot
6120:Colonel
6115:Colonel
6090:
5987:
5814:Captain
5809:Captain
5779:
5544:Sleeve
5150:Schütze
5136:Schütze
4914:Tressen
4427:Called
4250:Sleeve
3754:Soldier
3690:Soldier
3634:Private
3600:Sleeve
2944:Troddel
2612:Troddel
2580:Troddel
2568:Troddel
2562:Fänrich
2557:tassels
2551:Tassels
2325:Celleon
1891:Troppau
1782:of the
1750:In the
1622:Hochrot
1616:Celleon
1462:), the
1261:Tressen
1027:Tressen
900:Tressen
886:Tressen
874:Tressen
765:braid (
761:), and
260:Germany
170:of the
146:as the
82:scholar
11625:Spain
11531:Italy
11388:Former
11369:Kosovo
11304:Turkey
11294:Sweden
11274:Serbia
11237:Russia
11222:Poland
11217:Norway
11202:Monaco
11172:Latvia
11141:Italy
11112:Greece
11027:Cyprus
10971:Europe
10845:Empire
10841:Korea
10788:Empire
10784:China
10778:Former
10561:Kuwait
10534:Jordan
10524:Israel
10473:India
10439:Brunei
10434:Bhutan
10309:Panama
10283:Union
10267:Former
10224:Other:
10132:Mexico
10112:Guyana
10072:Canada
10067:Brazil
10057:Belize
9907:Ciskei
9897:Biafra
9885:Former
9846:Zambia
9841:Uganda
9781:Rwanda
9741:Malawi
9701:Guinea
9691:Gambia
9596:Angola
9580:Africa
9318:Italy
9210:Legion
8646:
8610:
8561:
8098:litzen
7649:Litzen
7637:Patten
7631:Litzen
7616:Dienst
7498:German
7435:German
7419:German
7221:Fahrer
7086:Armor
7060:Funker
6945:Reiter
6784:Soldat
6040:Oberst
5440:Waffen
5416:Waffen
5320:Ensign
5164:Squire
5120:Notes
4807:Ensign
4705:Ensign
4596:Ensign
4485:Ensign
4362:Ensign
4242:Notes
4068:Tresse
4062:Litzen
3739:Soldat
3711:Soldat
3675:Soldat
3643:Soldat
3624:Soldat
3592:Notes
3563:White
3405:Litzen
2393:German
2139:Mantel
2117:Tresse
2100:German
1987:German
1958:Panzer
1769:Litzen
1742:&
1719:These
1595:; the
1217:Litzen
1150:German
1145:Litzen
964:Gorget
891:German
880:Tresse
871:, NCO-
859:German
857:NCOs (
826:German
801:Patten
797:German
755:German
747:Litzen
209:. The
183:, the
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
12368:Navy
12353:Army
12304:Navy
12289:Army
12240:Navy
12225:Army
12176:Navy
12161:Army
12097:Navy
12082:Army
12041:Navy
12026:Army
11985:Navy
11970:Army
11929:Navy
11914:Army
11873:Navy
11858:Army
11806:Navy
11791:Army
11771:Tonga
11701:Navy
11686:Army
11649:State
11289:Spain
11192:Malta
10932:Navy
10917:Army
10897:Tibet
10885:South
10880:State
10726:Yemen
10691:Syria
10651:Qatar
10601:Nepal
10554:South
10549:North
10544:Korea
10529:Japan
10369:Navy
10354:Army
10117:Haiti
10077:Chile
9982:Navy
9967:Army
9952:Zaire
9947:Venda
9821:Sudan
9771:Niger
9731:Libya
9716:Kenya
9696:Ghana
9686:Gabon
9661:Egypt
9601:Benin
9481:Flags
9274:DNSAP
9195:Speer
8719:(PDF)
8683:[
8661:[
8638:[
8625:[
8587:(PDF)
8580:(PDF)
8529:[
8460:(PDF)
7837:Notes
7790:; or
7664:with
7619:, to
6921:Jäger
6190:Rank
5912:Major
5907:Major
5892:Major
5846:Major
5530:Rank
5504:Dress
5162:Flag-
4964:Rank
4233:Rank
4119:Dress
3922:below
3819:below
3768:below
3648:below
3583:Rank
3456:Dress
3259:Staff
3256:Rifle
2891:Rifle
2745:Staff
2200:) of
1857:Stolp
1791:]
1731:Chief
1593:]
927:Dress
680:field
668:dress
616:dress
89:JSTOR
75:books
12343:NATO
11756:Fiji
11637:Navy
11632:Army
11495:Navy
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