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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)

Commissioned officers

Rank group Generals Officers
Weimar Republic Heer
[1]
General der Waffengattung Generalleutnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant
Feldwebelleutnant

Enlisted personnel

Rank group NCOs Other ranks
Weimar Republic Heer
[1][2]
Feldwebel Vizefeldwebel Fähnrich
Sergeant 		Unteroffizier Gefreiter Soldat

Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)

Commissioned officers

Rank group Generals Officers
Weimar Republic Heer
[3]
General der Waffengattung Generalleutnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant/
Feldwebelleutnant

Enlisted personnel

Rank group NCOs Other ranks
Weimar Republic Heer
[3][2]
Offizierstellvertreter Feldwebel Vizefeldwebel Fähnrich/
Sergeant 		Unteroffizier Obergefreiter Gefreiter Wehrmann

Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)

Commissioned officers

Rank group Generals Officers
Weimar Republic Heer
[4]
General der Waffengattung Generalleutnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant
Weimar Republic Reichsmarine
Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Kapitän zur See Fregatten­kapitän Korvetten­kapitän Kapitän­leutnant Oberleutnant
zur See 		Leutnant
zur See

Enlisted personnel

Rank group NCOs Other ranks
Weimar Republic Heer
[2][4] 		No insignia
Oberfeldwebel Feldwebel Unterfeldwebel Unteroffizier Stabsgefreiter
(introduced 1927)[5] 		Obergefreiter Gefreiter Oberschütze Schütze
Weimar Republic Reichsmarine
[6] 		No insignia
Oberfeldwebel Feldwebel Obermaat Maat Obergefreiter Gefreiter Obermatrose Matrose

Waffenfarben

Regiment or Battalion type[7] Colour[a]
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
Pioniere (Engineers) Black

Notes

  1. ^ In addition to the colours, monograms and symbols were used to denominate services or units.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Antique Photos1 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Kidd 2013, p. 55.
  3. ^ a b Antique Photos2 2011.
  4. ^ a b F. A. Brockhaus 1926.
  5. ^ Penzkofer, Andreas (2019). Die Ärmeldienstgradabzeichen der Mannschaften des Deutschen Heeres von 1921 bis 1945. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Knötel & Knötel 1956, p. 48-50.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • 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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