has recently introduced to you a lot of World War II German military equipment, and many fans have left messages asking about military ranks. Today I would like to talk about the German military ranks. There were two main military ranking systems in the German army during World War II. One was the Wehrmacht system based on the army, navy and air force, and the other was the SS system. Today I would like to introduce to you the ranks of the National Defense Forces.
Military ranks are a division of levels. German military ranks are different in the land, sea and air. The grades and names of each military rank are complicated, which also reflects the German style of rigor.
Taking the largest army as an example, it is divided into five levels: general officer, colonel, lieutenant , non-commissioned officer, and soldier. Each category of officers is divided into three levels, referred to as the three-three military ranks.
There are two 7mm wide silver metal ribbons on the base plate of the lieutenant's shoulder insignia. Each ribbon is woven into two strands. This kind of silk thread is called "Russian silk thread". Rank stars are used to represent ranks. Captains have two rank stars, lieutenants have one rank star, and second lieutenants have no rank stars.
The picture shows the epaulettes of the colonel with the rank of captain
. The epaulettes are made of "Russian silk thread" intertwined into a twist shape, forming five coil rings on the epaulettes. The rank stars on the epaulettes are gold. The logos of colonel, lieutenant colonel and major are the same as those of lieutenant officers. They are two rank stars, one rank star and no rank star respectively.
The base plate of the general officer's epaulette is red. The epaulette consists of three metal threads. The middle one is a silver metal thread, and the two sides are composed of a gold metal thread. The base plate of the general's collar badge and the marshal's collar badge are also red. The pattern above is the German national flower " Cornflower ". General officers are divided into: generals with three stars, generals with two stars, lieutenant generals with one star, and major generals with no stars.
The German marshals, like general officers, have red shoulder and collar patches with a cornflower pattern. The bottom plate of the marshal's epaulette is red and the width is about 4cm. The marshal's epaulette is similar to the general's epaulette. It is composed of three metal wires. The middle one is a silver metal wire, and the two sides are composed of a gold metal wire. The title star on the epaulette is changed to the marshal's scepter style of each military branch.
