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Military ranks of the Weimar Republic
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The military ranks of the Weimar Republic were the military ranks used by the Reichswehr.
Military ranks of the Peacetime Army (1919)
[edit]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
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| General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant Feldwebelleutnant | |
Enlisted personnel
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| Heer [2][3][4] |
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| Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Gefreiter | Soldat | |
Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)
[edit]The Provisional Reichswehr (German: Vorläufige Reichswehr) introduced slightly more elaborate insignia than the Peacetime Army.[5]
Commissioned officers
[edit]| Rank group | Generals | Officers | ||||||||
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| Heer [6][3] |
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| General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant/ Feldwebelleutnant | ||
Enlisted personnel
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| Heer [6][3][4] |
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| Offiziersstellvertreter | Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich/ Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Wehrmann | |
Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)
[edit]Commissioned officers
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| General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | |
 Reichsmarine
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| Admiral | Vizeadmiral | Konteradmiral | Kapitän zur See | Fregattenkapitän | Korvettenkapitän | Kapitänleutnant | Oberleutnant zur See |
Leutnant zur See | |
Enlisted personnel
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| Heer [4][7] |
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| Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Unteroffizier | Stabsgefreiter (introduced 1927)[8] |
Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Oberschütze | Schütze | ||
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| Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Obermaat | Maat | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Obermatrose | Matrose | |||
Waffenfarben
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite web}}: 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
[edit]- 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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