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  2. Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Oberleutnant rank insignia. When wearing uniforms without epaulettes, such as smocks, parkas and mountain windbreakers; generals, officers and NCOs instead wore sleeve rank insignia. These were made up of bars & oak leaves and were introduced by the late summer of 1942. [7] [6] The ranks were used by the army and the Waffen-SS. [6]

  3. Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS - Wikipedia

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    This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht. [1] The highest ranks of the combined SS (German: Gesamt-SS) was that of Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.

  4. Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Insignia [3] Title Approximate equivalents during World War II Collar Shoulder Sleeve (Flight suit) US [4] UK [5] Generalsränge — Reichsmarschall — — Generalfeldmarschall: General of the Army: Marshal of the Royal Air Force: Generaloberst: General: Air chief marshal: General der Waffengattung. General der Fallschirmtruppe; General der ...

  5. Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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    The comparative ranks of Nazi Germany contrasts the ranks of the Wehrmacht to a number of national-socialist organisations in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in a synoptic table. Nazi organisations used a hierarchical structure, according to the so-called Führerprinzip (leader principle), and were oriented in line with the rank order system of ...

  6. Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine - Wikipedia

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    German Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens during World War II. The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II. Kriegsmarine uniform design followed that of the preexisting Reichsmarine, itself based on that of the First World War Kaiserliche Marine. Kriegsmarine styles of uniform and insignia had many features in ...

  7. Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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    SS–Gruppenführer Hans Lammers in black Allgemeine SS uniform, 1938 The uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel (SS) served to distinguish its Nazi paramilitary ranks between 1925 and 1945 from the ranks of the Wehrmacht (the German armed forces from 1935), the German state, and the Nazi Party.

  8. Comparative officer ranks of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The following table shows comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powers and various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II. Table [ edit ]

  9. Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (German: Waffenfarben) were worn in the German Army (Heer) from 1935 until 1945 in order to distinguish between several branches, special services, corps, rank groups, and appointments of the ministerial area, the general staff, and the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW).