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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".
The ranks of the German Armed Forces, (in German: 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).
Specialty insignia (NCOs and enlisted) The Heer as the German army and part of the Wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the Reichsheer of the Weimar Republic (1921–1935). There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100,000 men to a war-fighting force of several ...
Military and Naval Recognition Book: A Handbook on the Organization, Uniforms and Insignia of Rank of the World's Armed Forces (2nd ed.). New York: D. Van Nostrand Company; Williams, Dion (1918). "XI: Uniforms and Insignia of Foreign Armies and Navies". Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia.
Military ranks of East Germany; Military ranks of the German Empire; Military ranks of the Weimar Republic; Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr; Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945) Color poster showing the insignia, patches, hats and uniforms of the German Army. The poster features two figures: one is a German soldier wearing the gray-green wool field uniform and the other is a German soldier wearing the olive cotton tropical (Afrika Korps) uniform.
While Haupt in contemporary German means 'main', it also has, and originally had, the meaning of 'head', i.e. Hauptmann literally translates to 'head-man', which is also the etymological root of captain (from Latin caput, 'head'). This rank is equivalent to the rank of captain in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-2 in NATO .
General (Germany) General ( German pronunciation: [ɡenəˈʁaːl]) is the highest rank of the German Army and German Air Force. As a four-star rank it is the equivalent to the rank of admiral in the German Navy . The rank is rated OF-9 in NATO. It is grade B10 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence .