Military ranks of the Weimar Republic
The military ranks of the Weimar Republic were the military ranks used by the Reichswehr.
Military ranks of the Peacetime Army (1919)
Commissioned officers
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General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant Feldwebelleutnant |
Enlisted personnel
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Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Gefreiter | Soldat |
Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)
Commissioned officers
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General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant/ Feldwebelleutnant |
Enlisted personnel
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Offiziersstellvertreter | Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich/ Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Wehrmann |
Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)
Commissioned officers
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General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | |
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Admiral | Vizeadmiral | Konteradmiral | Kapitän zur See | Fregattenkapitän | Korvettenkapitän | Kapitänleutnant | Oberleutnant zur See |
Leutnant zur See |
Enlisted personnel
Rank group | NCOs | Other ranks | ||||||||
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Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Unteroffizier | Stabsgefreiter (introduced 1927)[5] |
Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Oberschütze | Schütze | ||
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Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Obermaat | Maat | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Obermatrose | Matrose |
Waffenfarben
Regiment or Battalion type[7] | Colour[lower-alpha 1] |
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General officers Artillery Ordnance troops |
Scarlet
(Hochrot) |
Staff Corps of the Reichswehr Veterinary service |
Carmine
(Karmesin) |
Infantry | White |
Motor transport | Rose-pink
(Rosa) |
Signals | Light brown |
Cavalry | Golden yellow |
Jäger (light infantry) | Dark green |
Transport (horse-drawn) | Light blue |
Medical service | Dark blue |
Engineers | Black |
Notes
- In addition to the colours, monograms and symbols were used to denominate services or units.
References
Citations
- Antique Photos1 2011.
- Kidd 2013, p. 55.
- Antique Photos2 2011.
- F. A. Brockhaus 1926.
- Penzkofer, Andreas (2019). Die Ärmeldienstgradabzeichen der Mannschaften des Deutschen Heeres von 1921 bis 1945. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- Hoyer, K; Brennecke, F (1925). Die Uniformen des Reichsheeres und der Reichsmarine nebst amtlichen Uniformtafeln; mit Genehmigung des Reichswehrministeriums (in German). Charlottenburg: Verlag "Offene Worte, ". OCLC 44571687.
- Knötel & Knötel 1956, p. 48-50.
Bibliography
- Antique Photos1 (2011). "Uniforms and ranks of the Peacetime Army (19.01.1919-05.05.1919)". Antique Photos. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Antique Photos2 (2011). "Ranks and insignia of the Provisional Reichswehr (05.05.1919-06.12.1920)". Antique Photos. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- F. A. Brockhaus (1926). "Uniformen des Reichsheers und der Reichsmarine" (in German). F. A. Brockhaus. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Kidd, R Spencer (2013). Military Uniforms In Europe 1900 - 2000 Volume One (Volume 1). Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1291187441. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Knötel, Richard; Knötel, Herbert (1956). Handbuch der Uniformkunde: Die militärische Tracht in ihrer Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart (in German) (6th ed.). Hamburg.
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Further reading
- Schlicht, Adolf; Kraus, Jürgen (2006). Rest, Stefan (ed.). The German Reichswehr: Uniforms and Equipment of the German Army from 1919 to 1932. Verlag Militaria. ISBN 978-3902526014.
- Saßmann, Anton. Die Deutsche Reichswehr in ihrer neuesten Bekleidung, Bewaffnung und Ausrüstung (in German). Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl.
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