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)
The Peacetime Army (German: Friedensheer) continued to use the uniforms of the Imperial German Army, however, the ranks were influenced by Soviet insignia. The ranks were used from January 1919 to May 1919.[1]
Commissioned officers
Rank group | Generals | Officers | |||||||
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Heer [2][3] | |||||||||
General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant Feldwebelleutnant |
Enlisted personnel
Rank group | NCOs | Other ranks | ||||
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Heer [2][3][4] | ||||||
Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich Sergeant | Unteroffizier | Gefreiter | Soldat |
Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)
The Provisional Reichswehr (German: Vorläufige Reichswehr) introduced slightly more elaborate insignia than the Peacetime Army.[5]
Commissioned officers
Rank group | Generals | Officers | ||||||||
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Heer [6][3] | ||||||||||
General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant/ Feldwebelleutnant |
Enlisted personnel
Rank group | NCOs | Other ranks | ||||||
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Heer [6][3][4] | ||||||||
Offiziersstellvertreter | Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich/ Sergeant | Unteroffizier | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Wehrmann |
Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)
Commissioned officers
Rank group | Generals | Officers | |||||||
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Heer [7] | |||||||||
General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | |
Reichsmarine | |||||||||
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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Heer [4][7] | No insignia | |||||||||
Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Unteroffizier | Stabsgefreiter (introduced 1927)[8] | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Oberschütze | Schütze | ||
Reichsmarine [9] | No insignia | |||||||||
Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Obermaat | Maat | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Obermatrose | Matrose |
Waffenfarben
Regiment or Battalion type[10] | Colour[a] |
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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
References
Citations
- ^ Jurado 2001, p. 62.
- ^ a b Antique Photos1 2011.
- ^ a b c d Jurado 2001, p. 44.
- ^ a b c Kidd 2013, p. 55.
- ^ Jurado 2001, p. 63.
- ^ a b Antique Photos2 2011.
- ^ a b F. A. Brockhaus 1926.
- ^ Penzkofer, Andreas (16 April 2019). "Die Ärmeldienstgradabzeichen". phalerika.de (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Antique Photos2 (2011). "Ranks and insignia of the Provisional Reichswehr (05.05.1919-06.12.1920)". Antique Photos. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - F. A. Brockhaus (1926). "Uniformen des Reichsheers und der Reichsmarine" (in German). F. A. Brockhaus. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Jurado, Carlos Caballero (2001). The German Freikorps 1918–23. Elite. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841761848.
- 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: Helmut Gerhard Schulz.
Further reading
- Haarcke, Ingo G (1983). Die Uniformen des Friedensheeres, der vorlaufigen Reichswehr und die Reichsheeres von 1919 bis 1921 (in German). Hamburg: Verlag Militaria-Archiv Klaus D. Patzwall.
- 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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