Direct appeal was made to vanity and to the human tendency to show off military prowess with insignia and decorations. German military insignia were intended to establish clear differentiation between ranks and types of service and at the same time to encourage individual combat efficiency and proficiency in military arts. The bundesbesoldungsordnung federal salary scale regulation.
The ranks of the german armed forces known collectively as the bundeswehr were set up by the president with the anordnung des bundespräsidenten über die dienstgradbezeichnungen und die uniform der soldaten on the basis of section 4 paragraph 3 of the soldatengesetz federal law concerning the legal status of soldiers. Kriegsmarine rank navy rank seemann seamen matrose ordinary seaman matrosen gefreiter able seaman matrosen obergefreiter leading seaman matrosen hauptgefreiter leading seaman 4 5 years service. Ww2 german navy ranks kriegsmarine ranks comparative ranks for the wehrmacht.
German armed forces research 1918 1945. The german army from 1871 to 1914 inherited the various traditions and military ranks of its constituent states thus becoming a. Ranks of the imperial german army.
It inherited the various traditions and military ranks of its constituent states. The military ranks of the german empire were the ranks used by the military of the german empire. The zdv 37 10 anzugsordnung für soldaten der bundeswehr zdv.
They are regulated by the presidential order on rank designation and military uniform. The rank insignia of the federal armed forces of the federal republic of germany indicate rank and branch of service in the german army heer german air force luftwaffe or the german navy marine. The kriegsmarine was the navy of nazi germany prior to and during world war ii kriegsmarine uniform design followed that of the preexisting reichsmarine itself based on that of the first world war kaiserliche marine kriegsmarine styles of uniform and insignia had many features in common with those of other european navies all derived.
German vice admiral günther lütjens during world war ii. The german navy was originally known as the bundesmarine federal navy from 1956 to 1995 when deutsche marine german navy became the unofficial name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the east. Marine listen help info is the navy of germany and part of the unified bundeswehr federal defense the german armed forces.
Deutsche marine officially german.
German naval ranks. 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 wehrmacht the luftwaffe air force and kriegsmarine navy were different as were those of the ss which was a party organization outside the wehrmacht. The german navy german.
The german navy german. The uniforms and rank systems of the other branches of the wehrmacht the luftwaffe air force and kriegsmarine navy were different as were those of the ss which was a party organization outside the wehrmacht. These ranks and insignia were specific to the heer and in special cases to senior wehrmacht officers in the independent services.
