Military ranks of the Weimar Republic
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The military ranks of the Weimar Republic were the military ranks used by the Reichswehr.
Commissioned officers
The Peacetime Army (German: Friedensheer) continued to use the uniforms of the Imperial German Army, however, the ranks were influenced by Soviet insignia. The ranks were used from January 1919 to May 1919.[1]
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| General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant Feldwebelleutnant | |
Enlisted personnel
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| Heer [2][3][4] |
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| Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Gefreiter | Soldat | |
Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)
The Provisional Reichswehr (German: Vorläufige Reichswehr) introduced slightly more elaborate insignia than the Peacetime Army.[5]
Commissioned officers
| Rank group | Generals | Officers | ||||||||
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| Heer [6][3] |
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| General der Waffengattung | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant/ Feldwebelleutnant | ||
Enlisted personnel
| Rank group | NCOs | Other ranks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heer [6][3][4] |
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| Offiziersstellvertreter | Feldwebel | Vizefeldwebel | Fähnrich/ Sergeant |
Unteroffizier | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Wehrmann | |
Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)
Commissioned officers
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Enlisted personnel
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| Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Unteroffizier | Stabsgefreiter (introduced 1927)[8] |
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| Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Obermaat | Maat | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Obermatrose | Matrose | |||
Waffenfarben
| Regiment or Battalion type[10] | Colour[a] | |
|---|---|---|
| General officers Artillery Ordnance troops |
Scarlet (German: 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 | |
| Engineers | Black | |