Rank Devices

used by Austrio-German Gebirgsjäger Divisions

World War II Era

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Rank Devices

General Ranks

General's Collar Tab (Litzen) General's Collar Tab (Litzen) General's Collar Tab (Litzen) General's Collar Tab (Litzen) General's Collar Tab (Litzen)
Feldmarschall Generaloberst General der (Arm) Generalleutnant Generalmajor
Feldmarschall Generaloberst General der (Arm) Generalleutnant Generalmajor
Feldmarschall
(Field Marshall)
Generaloberst
(Colonel General)
General der (Arm)
(General)
Generalleutnant
(Lieutenant General)
Generalmajor
(Major General)

Senior Officer Ranks

Junior Officer Ranks

Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen) Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen) Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen)
Oberst Oberstleutnant Major
Oberst Oberstleutnant Major
Oberst
(Colonel)
Oberstleutnant
(Lieutenant Colonel)
Major
(Major)
Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen) Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen) Officer's Collar Tab (Litzen)
Hauptman Oberleutnant Leutnant
Hauptman Oberleutnant Leutnant
Hauptman
(Captain)
Oberleutnant
(First Lieutenant)
Leutnant
(Second Lieutenant)

Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks

Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen)
Spiess Oberfeldwebel Feldwebel Unterfeldwebel Unteroffizier
Spiess Oberfeldwebel Feldwebel Unterfeldwebel Unteroffizier
Spiess
(Master Sergeant)
Oberfeldwebel
(First Sergeant)
Feldwebel
(Sergeant First Class)
Unterfeldwebel
(Staff Sergeant)
Unteroffizier
(Sergeant)

Enlisted Ranks

Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen) Enlisted Collar Tab (Litzen)
Enlisted Shoulderboard Enlisted Shoulderboard Enlisted Shoulderboard Enlisted Shoulderboard Enlisted Shoulderboard Enlisted Shoulderboard
Stabsgefreiter Obergefreiter (Over 6 Years of Service) Obergefreiter (Under 6 Years of Service) Gefreiter Oberjäger  
Stabsgefreiter
(Staff Corporal)
Obergefreiter
(Senior Corporal)
Over 6 Years of Service
Obergefreiter
(Senior Corporal)
Under 6 Years of Service
Gefreiter
(Corporal)
Oberjäger
(Senior Private)
Jäger
(Private)

Alternate Shoulderboard Configurations

Enlisted Shoulderboard - Early War, circa 1938-1939 Non-Commissioned Shoulderboard w/ Regimental Numbers Enlisted Shoulderboard w/ Regimental Numbers Tropical Shoulderboard
Enlisted Shoulderboard
Early War, circa 1938-1939
Spiess Shoulderboard
with Regimental Number Pins
Enlisted Shoulderboard
with Regimental Number Sleeve
Unteroffizier Shoulderboard
in Tropical Configuration

Non-Commissioned Officer and Senior Enlisted Tress Styles

Standard
Standard Silver

Subdued
Subdued Gray for Camouflage Usage

Tropical
Tropical Brown

NOTE: All Heer/Wehrmacht (Army) tress has the "diamond" pattern, as shown above.
Luftwaffe (Air Force) uses a "checkerboard" pattern in its tress, as shown below:

Luftwaffe


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