What kind of ranks were in the German army?

What kind of ranks were in the German army?

5. Ranks

U.S. Army Equivalent	German Basic Rank	Special Designation
Major General	Generalleutnant	Generalstabs- Arzt, etc. as above
Brigadier General	Generalmajor	General- Arzt, etc. as above
Colonel	Oberst	Oberst- Arzt, etc. as above
Lieutenant Colonel	Oberstleutnant	Oberfeld- Arzt, etc. as above

How much do Iraq soldiers make?

Grunts who went into Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein were paid the princely sum of $753.90 a month in basic pay, unless they somehow managed to make it to Iraq with less than four months of service. Then they received $697.20. These amounts would translate in 2016 dollars to $1,318.12 and $1,218.98 respectively.

When was the last Iron Cross awarded?

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Established	1 September 1939
First awarded	30 September 1939
Last awarded	11 May 1945 / 17 June 1945 [Notes 1]
Posthumous awards	Swords: 15 Oak Leaves: 95 Knight’s Cross:

What was the rank of a German general?

Generalstaboffiziere were officers carefully selected and trained to represent the German General Staff Corps in both command and staff functions. They ranked from Hauptmann im Generalstab (captain) through Oberst i.G. (colonel). All were, before 1939, graduates of the Military Academy, the Kriegsakademie.

What was the status symbol of the German Army?

However, for clarification it has to be distinguished between “collar patch” ( German: Kragenpatte or Kragenspiegel ), and NCO braid (Unteroffizierslitze or Kragenlitze) – the status symbol of all German NCO ranks – encircling the collar of the uniform tunic. An NCO wore both, collar patches, and the collar encircling braid.

What did an officer wear in the German Army?

With dress uniform officers wore a belt of silver braid with a circular silver-washed or -plated aluminum buckle, in the form of an oakleaf wreath surrounding a Heeresadler. Generals’ were the same but gilt or gold-plated.