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Military ranks of the Weimar Republic

The military ranks of the Weimar Republic were the military ranks used by the Reichswehr.

Military ranks of the Peacetime Army (1919)

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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]

Commissioned officers

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Enlisted personnel

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Military ranks of the Provisional Reichswehr (1919–1920)

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The Provisional Reichswehr (German: Vorläufige Reichswehr) introduced slightly more elaborate insignia than the Peacetime Army.[5]

Commissioned officers

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Enlisted personnel

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Military ranks of the Reichswehr (1920–1935)

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Commissioned officers

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Enlisted personnel

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Waffenfarben

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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

Notes

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

References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ Jurado 2001, p. 62.
  2. 1 2 Antique Photos1 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jurado 2001, p. 44.
  4. 1 2 3 Kidd 2013, p. 55.
  5. ↑ Jurado 2001, p. 63.
  6. 1 2 Antique Photos2 2011.
  7. 1 2 Brockhaus 1926.
  8. ↑ Penzkofer, Andreas (16 April 2019). "Die Ärmeldienstgradabzeichen" [The sleeve rank insignia]. phalerika.de (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Hoyer, K.; Brennecke, F. (1925). Die Uniformen des Reichsheeres und der Reichsmarine nebst amtlichen Uniformtafeln; mit Genehmigung des Reichswehrministeriums [The uniforms of the Reichswehr and the Reichsmarine, including official uniform charts; with the permission of the Reichswehr Ministry] (in German). Charlottenburg: Verlag "Offene Worte,". OCLC 44571687.
  10. ↑ Knötel & Knötel 1956, p. 48-50.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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  • Haarcke, Ingo G (1983). Die Uniformen des Friedensheeres, der vorlaufigen Reichswehr und die Reichsheeres von 1919 bis 1921 [The uniforms of the peacetime army, the provisional Reichswehr and the Reichswehr from 1919 to 1921] (in German). Hamburg: Verlag Militaria-Archiv Klaus D. Patzwall.
  • 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 [The German Reichswehr in its latest clothing, weaponry and equipment] (in German). Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl.
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