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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).
Line infantry was armed with muskets, while the Hessian artillery used the three-pound cannon. The elite Jäger battalions used the Büchse , a short, large-caliber rifle well-suited to woodland combat.
The German Army Training Command is part of the command and control organisation of the German Army. It is responsible for training in the German Army and exercises command authority over all Army schools and training facilities.
Listing of current German Army service ranks.
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.
The rank insignia of the Federal Defence Forces (Bundeswehr) 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". The ' ZDv-37/10 – Anzugsordnung für Soldaten der Bundeswehr ' (ZDv: Zentrale Dienstvorschrift - Central Service ...
Perhaps the hardest part of the German Army rank system to describe is the Stellengruppe, which roughly translates as ‘position group’. German Army organizational tables did not specify a particular rank for something such as a command level or specialist post.
