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Rank structure. In all three branches of the German armed forces there are three career paths: officers ( Offiziere ), NCOs ( Unteroffiziere, non-commissioned officers) and enlisted soldiers ( Mannschaften ). Officers are subdivided into Lieutenants ( Leutnante ), Captains ( Hauptleute ), Staff Officers ( Stabsoffiziere) and Admirals ...
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). They are regulated by the "presidential order on rank designation and military uniform".
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.
Rank insignia of the German Army. 01. /62. Private E-1 (OR-1) for service dress.
Bundeswehr Ranks and Careers. A hierarchical structure: the Bundeswehr ranks indicate the position of military personnel within the organisation, which armed service or organisational element they belong to and in some cases even their job. The Bundeswehr ranks are divided into three career groups.
Officers hold the highest ranks in the Bundeswehr. Officer careers comprise the different grades of the lieutenant, ensign, captain, field-grade officer and general ranks. While the rank designations in the Army and the Air Force are the same, they are different in the Navy and the Medical Service. Within the Medical Service, physicians, ...
Listing of current German Army service ranks.
