As a native german speaker its such a funny thing listening to english speakers pronoucing german words. Good job buddy btw
@HandGrenadeDivision5 жыл бұрын
It's a little nerve-wracking at this end trying to do justice to the pronunciation. Hopefully it hasn't been mangled too terribly bad. As disrespectful as it seems to pronounce things incorrectly, it seems like it would be worse not to present the actual terms, particularly since many of the English "translations" actually obscure the true meaning of the word.
@VaRheeZ5 жыл бұрын
You did a great job
@Gunnerbarnes4 жыл бұрын
@@HandGrenadeDivision As a German to English (military) translator, I tend not to translate the German ranks into English, for precisely the reason you mention. I leave them in the original German and provide a key or footnote, if needed. As you rightly say, many attempts to translate ranks result in false equivalencies. "This guy has two stripes, ergo he must be a corporal." That sort of thing. Your summary is spot on.
@conradsunkiojack25384 жыл бұрын
Actually it is not funny. Impressive should be the word. German is just a language like any other in the 🌎 world. It is a tool or vehicle created over time by mankind and societies for communication. Words if pronounced wrongly, could be corrected or perfected by learning skills and adjustment. Nothing special.
@stevecoronado86083 жыл бұрын
Unglaublich!
@JHohenhauser5 жыл бұрын
I like that the guy gets old when he becomes a general. Nice touch, my dude
@user_____M5 жыл бұрын
Same with colonel.
@splendiferousfinch26565 жыл бұрын
The monocle brings a nice Prussian touch to it
@kwestionariusz15 жыл бұрын
@@splendiferousfinch2656 Monocle brings Walter Model
@dickrichard55794 жыл бұрын
AngRepublika _ I’ve never seen a young general
@Jim-fi4dc4 жыл бұрын
@@dickrichard5579 Not true...In the past , especially before ww2 , most of the time, high rank army officers where from nobility and wealthy families...So it didn't actually depend on your age but on your social status.
@oilersridersbluejays5 жыл бұрын
My grandpa served trim 1939 to 1945 and was a Feldwebel at war's end. He was in the 1st Panzer Division in a Schütze regiment which were later called Panzergrenadier. He managed to survive from the Invasion Of Poland in 1939 to their division surrendering in Austria in 1945. He was wounded in the chest in early 1943 in the Rhzev meat grinder. A few months later he was back at his unit. He was quite lucky to survive the entirety of the war. My grandpa's oldest brother wasn't as lucky. He was at Stalingrad and no one knows what became of him.
@paulthescandinavian49925 жыл бұрын
@OilersRiderBlueJays:Whereas My GrandPa served in Freiwilligen SS panzer grenadier Division Wiking along with other his 3000 country fellers from Finnland, mostly they were deployed in southern Russian front and Ukraine, after their unit reconstructed late 43- he continued his army career in Finland Regular army on northern Russian FrontLine
@oilersridersbluejays5 жыл бұрын
@@paulthescandinavian4992 interesting!
@4T3hM4kr0n5 жыл бұрын
congrats on your old man surviving the war. First panzer division got hit hard.
@Martin-fo7bm5 жыл бұрын
My grand father fought against the Japanese and survivor of Death March
@shadowpoet43985 жыл бұрын
My dad was USAAF and helped with the reconstruction of Germany during the occupation force. I say, be it western allies, wehrmacht, or red army, the vast majority were unaffiliated with the atrocities and just wanted to protect their homes and do their jobs.
@Fred_Broca5 жыл бұрын
We won the war but they won the fashion show.
@mr.triplea32364 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm.
@saudsaud114 жыл бұрын
You won shit, all the world were against Germany and with that it was so hard to shamely won after 6 years of ur blood and tears , be sure if it was your single country against Germany you never dream of winning so shut up .
@mr.triplea32364 жыл бұрын
You're right.
@collinbrosnan27294 жыл бұрын
Smile they also had Italy, And japan and most countries they invaded and took over, they made their soldiers fight for them. So don’t pull the “the whole world was against them and they were alone” type crap
@saudsaud114 жыл бұрын
@@collinbrosnan2729 Japan never fighted with Nazis in Europe , It was a more of political ally , Italy were comparing to German needs , other nations were only a burden to German more then a benefits . So in reality it was only the German and their own arms factories whom had the main effects on war progress .
@carlhicksjr84014 жыл бұрын
So, I'm a lifelong military historian and admitted uniform junkie. Let me congratulate you on an informative, helpful video for the beginner WWII historian /reenactor. Your commentary is clear, concise and well thought out. The illustrations are *excellent* , especially when describing Waffenfarbe. Reenacting can be a socially dangerous hobby... people often misunderstand the Confederate [I'm an ACW reenactor] or Axis reenactor and this can lead to some very unfortunate consequences at home or in the workplace. Providing factual information without getting lost in the moral narrative can be very helpful for someone new to the hobby.
@armitage19505 жыл бұрын
What most people could benefit from I believe, is a flow chart. One for enlisted, officers, etc. A proper one, well done could be printed & sold as a poster. 😉
@HandGrenadeDivision5 жыл бұрын
There are many of these online already, on pinterest for example, though as always take with a grain of salt. The most common error is transposing hellgrün and wiesengrün, the shades of green worn by mountain troops and panzergrenadiere.
@HandGrenadeDivision5 жыл бұрын
A list of references was included in the video description above.
@robertsullivan47734 жыл бұрын
No offence but who would buy it. I see it's core demographic being white supremacists. No a page in a history book would suffice.
@lisaholman20193 жыл бұрын
@@robertsullivan4773 since history books are re-written or not taught in schools anymore, there are a lot of history buffs out there that would be interested simply as knowledge.
@kidmack11212 жыл бұрын
@@lisaholman2019 I'd purchase a book of WWII ranks (with good reviews) Like you say; to use as a reference while watching movies. The Men At Arms books may already one. The comments have given me a GREAT idea... If I make it to the Old Folk's Home, I can use a book of ranks and watch all my favorite WWII movies again and identify all the ranks of the antiheroes. Like you say; Always Learning, even in our senior years
@Winner85015 жыл бұрын
You produced a video with exactly the info I was looking for, thanks.
@SmittyMRE5 жыл бұрын
A gentleman, an excellent scholar, and a fine judge of dead horses. But seriously, your drive for research and acquisition of knowledge is fantastic. Looking forward to the video series.
@claudiodominguez.4 жыл бұрын
I owned a horse that would have the habit to laydown on it's side with it's head on the ground. He would do this at anytime and in random places. I had more than one neighbor of higher education and good manners exclaim "did your horse die?" upon seeing him. I would look at my horse with a grin and say "no, he takes naps like that", he lived to be 33 and I attribute his long life to his power naps. Germans, such attention to details and many virtues.
@olzhas1one7555 жыл бұрын
More research than the CoD:WW2 and BFV dev teams did
@lordhelmchen31545 жыл бұрын
Never played those games, is the (german) soldier's representation really that bad?
@williamli07225 жыл бұрын
Lord Helmchen yes, some stuff is historically inaccurate and a mess in the world of realism.
@silver.sorner20595 жыл бұрын
@@lordhelmchen3154 The US and Japanese uniforms in BfV are good from what I've seen, the Germans look really bad but they might fix it
@MrTylerman1274 жыл бұрын
Alpha 1 if you use the Illusionist body with the Aviator legs, you can get an ok looking uniform for the Germans. The British uniforms are the really terrible ones. Aside from the Sandman uniform, the rest are just US uniforms or variations of it.
@Deezhan4 жыл бұрын
I liked COD World at War much better!
@bigbrowntau5 жыл бұрын
I really love the comment at the end about how even the average German soldier had problems keeping it all straight. Very well done video, thanks so much!
@Sharnoy15 жыл бұрын
As a Finn the German military ranks are quite easy for me to understand as our ranks are similarly based on Prussian military tradition. There are however some differences and thus I found this video helpful. Thank you!
@daweedbekhemm85494 жыл бұрын
Hail to the Finn
@mushroomcloud14 жыл бұрын
elakoon suomi!!!!
@joejoeson25304 жыл бұрын
@@daweedbekhemm8549 kuule saatana me ei kestetä h sanaa mutta aina voi sanoa KAUAN ELÄKÖÖN MANNERHEIM! Vaikka hän onkin kuollut.
@ClassicMechanicc3 жыл бұрын
Torille
@preuischerjung67763 жыл бұрын
Prussia is a German Kingdom and German State
@fisherlost31165 жыл бұрын
Here before your channel blows up Literally, careful with those hand grenades.
@sebastiannebe1364 жыл бұрын
Ich bin kein Mensch, Ich bin kein Tier, Ich bin Panzer-Grenadier
@torstensommer4 жыл бұрын
Panzergrenadiere.... Dran, Drauf, Drueber !!!
@nichderjeniche4 жыл бұрын
Halb Mensch, halb Tier, ein ......
@planpitz41904 жыл бұрын
Translation : "I am not a human being , i am not an animal, i am a Tank- Grenadier" . A poem created by mechanized Infantry crews describing the rough environment of armored warfare. That changed with the Leopard II,after that it is only the enemy that has to endure the rough environment.
@pieterweatherall28264 жыл бұрын
@@nichderjeniche Ich bin Soldaten in betzungzarme.
@nichderjeniche4 жыл бұрын
@@pieterweatherall2826 was meinst Du damit?
@user-ii4sv7wk6f Жыл бұрын
My Grandpa served in the Invasion of Poland, He served from 1932-1954 in the German Army, His Rank was pretty high, in 1932 he graduated the Offcer training, He was very lucky in WW2, but in the end He got the rank of Oberst in the end. But he didnt told me he was in an Panzer division or Tiger.....
@cwittenhagen50835 жыл бұрын
My great-uncle was a Oberstabsarzt on the eastern front and had a field hospital under his command, after the war he worked as a doctor in the American military hospital in Heidelberg, they offered him to go to the US and work there in a hospital with the Chance of citizenship. My grandfathers were both lieutenants and had a company under their command, one was missed in action during the last two weeks of the war in Yugoslavia and Isnt found until today, may the soil of the east keep is corpse in eternity and let a beautiful flower grow above him, grandpa, you're not forgotten!
@MM-zj8be5 жыл бұрын
so basically youre a traitor!
@TheLocochico4 жыл бұрын
I doubt flowers would grow over a German soldier's grave in Yugoslavia but anything is possible
@butterpeanut1933 Жыл бұрын
Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein
@tanayanandbhandari94924 жыл бұрын
I never knew that the Wehrmacht Heer officer candidates had to serve in ranks before they became officers, My respect and gratitude to you for uploading such an informative video explaining the various ranks and insignia of the German Army soldiers. This channel has become one of my most favourite channel on youtube,looking forward to more amazing videos like this from you.
@ikat_tracer2 жыл бұрын
It's still like that in the german army.
@alexanderzippel8809 Жыл бұрын
Its still the case. Although officer candidates skip over the majority of Mannschafts and Unteroffiziers ranks, they still serve in some of them for some time
@DingoNovember11 ай бұрын
I really like the idea of that. I think it would at least make the officers understand their subordinates a bit. I’m in the armed force of my country and most of the time the officers are just an arrogant sotb who don’t know how things work. Especially those who went to the cadet academy cause they have to be there from the age of 16-18 and graduate as a lieutenant at the age of 22-23 and that make them don’t shit about the outside world
@shadowpoet43985 жыл бұрын
My dad was with the US Army Air Force in WW2. This video was very well researched and I learned A LOT! Thanks! :)
@catholicdad5 жыл бұрын
Mine too, he would turn 103 this year were he alive RIP Dad
@tenequodbene62244 жыл бұрын
teacher: the test wont be that difficult the test:
@someguyonyoutube61963 жыл бұрын
Try saying a rank right now after seeing this,
@wolfthegreat872 жыл бұрын
Nice little timeline for all those of us who come back here regularly for reference. 0:00 - 0:28 - Introduction 0:28 - 1:36 - Categories 1:36 - 1:47 - Categories of Soldiers 1:48 - 3:45 - Men (Mannschaften) and Aspirant NCOs 3:45 - 3:57 - Categories of NCOs (Unteroffiziere) 3:57 - 4:25 - Junior NCOs (Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee) 4:25 - 5:39 - Senior NCOs (Unteroffiziere mit Portepee) and "Der Speiß" 5:39 - 6:48 - Officer Candidates (Fahrenjunker/Offizierbewerber) 6:48 - 6:54 - Categories of Officers 6:48 - 7:26 - Officers 7:27 - 8:48 - General Officers 8:48 - 9:17 - Conclusion 9:18 - 9:30 - Credits ((EDIT - I TOTALLY FORGOT TO DIVIDE THE UFFZ CHAPTER INTO UFFZ MIT PORTEPEE AND UFFZ OHNE PORTEPEE THE FIRST TIME AROUND))
@HandGrenadeDivision2 жыл бұрын
Great idea, I will add this to the video description - thanks for taking the time to do this.
@wolfthegreat872 жыл бұрын
@@HandGrenadeDivision It's really no problem! It's a wonderful video I've come back to for reference several times and so I figured I'd make things a little easier for myself and others in the future
@wolfthegreat872 жыл бұрын
@@HandGrenadeDivision I just wanted to inform you that I made a mistake in my original writing of the comment, I forgot to divide the NCO category properly into junior and senior NCOs. So I've edited the message to fix it.
@HandGrenadeDivision Жыл бұрын
@@wolfthegreat87 very good, I applaud your diligence. Will edit the description, thanks again.
@Fminus1043 жыл бұрын
Very well done and acurate, as far as I can tell from a German perspective! Even small details as "Hauptfeldwebel" and Spieß" included.
@eiavops4576 Жыл бұрын
I should be sleeping but here i am watching a video on the german army rank structure from 1939 to 1945
@crinoflitsuki17305 жыл бұрын
this is so well done. Congrats!
@5_qm6104 жыл бұрын
I took notes on every signal rank you listed besides officer candidates. Yet I had to watch it again to fix spelling. Very helpful
@jaakleieze18385 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks! I learned a lot more about ranks.
@shuhratkessikbayev88864 жыл бұрын
Okay so how simplistic are we going to rank our soldiers Hitler: Nein
@HandGrenadeDivision4 жыл бұрын
The system of ranks used in 20th Century militaries was a natural evolution of about 400 years or so, as modern standing armies developed. Most of the German Army ranks in the 3rd Reich period had existed from at least the 1800s, and most still exist in the modern day Bundeswehr.
@nickborromeo93604 жыл бұрын
Lt George St Barleigh: nine??
@alexthomas37453 жыл бұрын
@@HandGrenadeDivision as i know, german rank system was similar of Napoleon's army: for example, Feld Marshall: Germany only had this rank.
@robowisanveithasung60222 жыл бұрын
@@alexthomas3745 marshals in the French empire were a civil title, not a military one. it is isn’t a coincidence that almost all marshals were military soldiers though
@DanSpadafora5 жыл бұрын
Excellent info. Keep this kind of content coming.
@IKMojito5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, I dont think theres been another proper easily accessible breakdown like this in English before. It'll be interesting to see what is produced down the line
@globalautobahn11323 жыл бұрын
Of course the Germans had to over engineer their rank structures 😆
@taxidermypolarbear17243 жыл бұрын
They over engineered everything Tbh
@Kingpin_Gaming_UK3 жыл бұрын
@@taxidermypolarbear1724 Kinda reminds me of the US ranking system.
@taxidermypolarbear17243 жыл бұрын
@@Kingpin_Gaming_UK true
@countofdownable3 жыл бұрын
@@Kingpin_Gaming_UK Look at the Royal Navy it only needs: Able Rate Leading Rate Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Warrant Officer 2 Warrant Officer 1
@Kingpin_Gaming_UK3 жыл бұрын
@@countofdownable To be fair, that’s only one less rank than the British Army. Of course the Royal Marines have the same rank structure as the British Army. Of course, if you want confusing, look no further than the RAF, which has a total of 13 other (enlisted) ranks when you combine the normal ranks and the aircrew ranks.
@varovaro19675 жыл бұрын
Interesting proposal.... I see it's your first video... What are u planning to do? I will.subs
@nigwardtheholyspirit51554 жыл бұрын
My great grandfather was a Hauptfeldwebel . He was both in the west and in the east (Stalingrad). He would have received the „eiserner Kreuz“ , he survived the war.
@foxbravo2512 жыл бұрын
best English explanation I have seen so far. Most Anglosxons don't understand that a "Gefreiter" is NOT a lance coprptal, etc. Thanks for the video! Appreciated! greetd from Germany!
@JACOPO.OFFICIEL4 жыл бұрын
That's very very well put togheter, theres everything one needs to know about WW2 German land army rank, many thanks for making it 👌🏼👍
@tomservo53473 жыл бұрын
It might be complicated, but I really think it was a way to get the best people into the best specialty niche, which was why the German Army was so resilient to the worst punishments. I have some pictures of a relative that fought in France, Russia, and finally captured when the Afrika Korps surrendered in Tunisia. He was in the Panzer branch with the 'Death's Head' collar tabs and pink piping.
@southerncross49563 жыл бұрын
Decoding the enigma code machines work was a walk in the park compared to this system of military ranking. Thank you for your hard work, well done.
@russian_boy13823 жыл бұрын
I like how everyone tells their stories of their grand parents. While being so respectful to each other, why isn't this a common thing? Usually when i see someone tell a story of their german uncle i see a lot of hate comments. What a world do we live in.
@brian88613 жыл бұрын
something called internet
@bubblegumbabeface66293 жыл бұрын
This is the most convoluted rank structure I think I've ever seen. Interesting.
@Mad92474 жыл бұрын
My greatgrandfather fought in the Wehrmacht. He was as every young man forced to serve his country. At that time every household had to have a picture of Adolf Hitler at home. Once it was clear that he chosen to serve the army he often stood in front of Hitlers portrait and yelled at him: "Because of you fucker I have to leave my family behind and fight a war which is not my war". He first was somewhere stationed in the western part of Germany for training. By the time he left the training camp towards the eastern front he knew he would be passing the train station of his home town. Althrough the train wasnt allowed to stop at any station he managed the train driver to slow down the train to at least to walking speed when the train entered his hometown station. He jumped off the train, ran to my greatgrandmother who was waiting for him and gave her a last kiss. (my grandmother cried when she told me the story heard from her mum). My greatgrandfather jumped back on the train and headed towards east. He never returned. A year later, in 1944 comrades reported that on the general retreat he had been ambushed by a group of czech partisans. They found his body with all his feet and hands cut off and the open wounds treated with salt for extra suffering. My greatgrandfather never saw his daughter. It was a horrible time for all humans on both sides. A tragedy for an endless count of humans.
@tartarsauce61423 жыл бұрын
I’m still a kid but I’m pretty sure many German soldiers were like that. That they weren’t informed of just how terrible things were and the really bad things the reich was doing. In war you can’t really classify soldiers as good or bad unless they actually have bad intentions for non-combatants or excessive malice in their actions. The bad German people were the idiot German politicians that manipulated the country’s sore feelings from ww1 and used that to cause demonic war crimes
@chrisjones20672 жыл бұрын
I sympathize with you, and then they say we are civilized.
@rochitgurung90902 жыл бұрын
@@tartarsauce6142 same goes for America Britain and every superpower
@user-xb0907 Жыл бұрын
Не забывай, кто устроил эту трагедию и детям своим накажи
@user-xb0907 Жыл бұрын
@@tartarsauce6142не болтай чепухи. Все понимали что происходит. Это отговорки. Все немцы виновны в развязывании войны.
@jamesp85695 жыл бұрын
Exemplary video. This is an individual who knows their field extremely well and does not get caught out by elementary mistakes, which could easily happen with such a topic. I thought it was explained concisely and clearly and I learned from something which I thought I already understood. Thank you.
@pranav6b383 жыл бұрын
Noice, This guy made the german ranks so beautifully, Thanks for this awesome info!! Keep up the great work!
@GuitorialVideos5 жыл бұрын
Really interesting! Hope to see many more of this,. I love the detail as well, not a lot can be found on youtube as extensive as this. Keep it up!
@mike891283 жыл бұрын
There was a British comedy about German occupation of France with an inept General. In one scene 5 different officers arrive one at a time at his HQ, and no one knew who was in charge among the 6.
@SultanOfAwesomeness5 жыл бұрын
I left this feeling even more confused. Think I might need another watch or two, but great work.
@janehill97642 жыл бұрын
field gray is green. you are the first person to show videos with german heer and ss soldiers in the proper green colour, not grey. thankyou so much for accuracy.
@MegaMatt20025 жыл бұрын
Prepare for the boom of this channel,keep going!
@patrikcath10253 жыл бұрын
German soldiers: "...how many ranks do we have to learn?" Whoever created the system: *"Yes"*
@IRONHEAD12701 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a clear and concise explanation of WW2 German ranks. I had 4 uncles who fought for the U.S.(2 in the Army, 1 Marine and 1 Sailor) 2 in Europe, 2 in the South Pacific. They each had stories about their time and how it changed their lives. Keep up the great work, best of luck 🍀.
@billwilson78415 жыл бұрын
"Der Spiess" some old memories about my time in the Bundeswehr start with these 2 words not many pleasant ones :D
@thorpypoo4 жыл бұрын
I had commented but I misunderstood. You must be Austrian.
@bjorrp3 жыл бұрын
This video helped me identifying the rank on one of my grandfathers pictures, thanks a lot.
@kaczynskis57215 жыл бұрын
The ranks often had a different command significance. For example a captain could be a battalion commander in the German Army, and also the Red Army, whereas it would be a lieutenant colonel in the British and American armies, or sometimes a major.
@GoodVideos235 жыл бұрын
Thanks very interesting, haven't ever been able to find a video with this much info!
@jamespassapae72813 жыл бұрын
I'm setting up some historical table top battles and this helps with painting and planning greatly thank you
@Rahel_Rashid5 жыл бұрын
Here before the channel explodes. Hope it's going to be a blast!
@jamesbednar86254 жыл бұрын
Good video!! Thought I pretty knowledgeable about WWII German rank structure, but definitely ;earned quite a bit from this short video. How about a video about German WWII decorations????? They had a decoration for just about anything.
@Heir_Blitz1173 жыл бұрын
I'm happy you bothered to include different variations of the same rank like the gebirgsjäger ranks.
@jvbiians23585 жыл бұрын
Nice, great job, keep it up.
@ivangrodznoi20585 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is amazing research on your part! Well done sir!
@KrzysiuNet4 жыл бұрын
I live in Silesia and so was my grandpa, Ernest - back then both Poland and Germany thought of Silesia as their part. He got called up to Wehrmacht. On the eve of the war he was living with his two brothers. One of them (I don't remember the name) got called up to Polish army (Armia Krajowa), the other one (Franciszek) didn't want to fight, but Nazis caught him and put him in the Auschwitz, where he got into Christianity and as he survived the camp, after war he became a controversial priest in Poland. Then he emigrated to post-war Germany (Carlsberg, near Mainheim) followed there by a married couple (Andrzej and Jolanta Gontarczyk) who later were revealed as communist spies who were working undercover to destroy his organization, Ruch Światło-Życie, from inside. When Franciszek learned about it, he invited them and after a few hours of talking he was found dead with a foam on his mouth - it was/is assumed he got poisoned, but the case was closed because lack of proofs. Gontarczyks later served a high position in post-communist government in Poland. Their deeds were discovered in 2005 and they were expelled from their positions - or rather moved into shadow, because Jolanta made her come back to mainstream politics very soon. Oh, history. It's never simple or obvious.
@stefanb65395 жыл бұрын
In the Bundeswehr Oberstabsgefreite are commonly known as NATO Zebra, because of their impressive looking shoulder pieces.
@David-eh9le5 жыл бұрын
Well i prefer the Adidas-Gefreiten
@stefanb65395 жыл бұрын
@@David-eh9le Go away! Adidas has only 3 stripes! That would be a simple lowly Stabsgefreiter, not a full Zebra! Perfect score is of course Oberstabsgefreiter Unteroffiziersanwärter mit bestandenem Lehrgang!
@stefanb65395 жыл бұрын
@Choki Senpai Argh, I miscounted. Well, Bundeswehr definitely needs to invent Hauptstabsgefreiter or better Stabsstabsgefreiter!
@David-eh9le5 жыл бұрын
@@stefanb6539 i know that the Adidas-Gefreiter is a Hauptgefreiter. Imo it is Just more funny then the Zebragefreiter. I know all of the Ranks of the Heer/ Luftwaffe. I just struggle at the Medics and the clusterfuck the Marine got.
@Internethetzer5 жыл бұрын
The OSG (Oberstabsgefreiter) is also known as "Gott-Anwärter" because everybody else (except old NCOs) can learn from him and he usually shows the way, even most fresh NCOs secretly look up to him
@CornCod15 жыл бұрын
Wow, pretty complex rank structure!
@domagojcapko41523 жыл бұрын
Well, Germans have never been simple
@xwind19705 жыл бұрын
08:50 Funny fact. When Paulus learned that he was promoted to Feldmarschall there were no appropriate epaulettes available. So he just added a 4th star literally creating a phantasy insignia! (Report came from the russian/german interpreter who encountered him after his captivation)
@bezukaking68604 жыл бұрын
@Ranulf do clarify.
@herrwagnerianer17394 жыл бұрын
In the Imperial army there was actually an honorary title "Generaloberst with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall" whose epaulettes showed four stars.
@stevekaczynski37934 жыл бұрын
@@herrwagnerianer1739 There were very few field marshals in the Kaiser's army. Hitler promoted more, which had a slightly cheapening effect on the title, and it would be in character for the Kaiser's army to have a "field marshal but not quite" grade.
@stevekaczynski37934 жыл бұрын
@Ranulf They wanted proof that he was a field marshal. Strict military protocol might have dictated that he only surrender to another field marshal but I don't think there was a Soviet one in the immediate vicinity.
@brittakriep29383 жыл бұрын
German Field Marshalls had tree signs. A special Epaulette, the Marschallstab/ Marshalls rod, and the Interimsstab. The Marschallstab was the thing for important ceremonies, while the Interimsstab was the everyday rank item. Fieldmarshall Paulus got a pair of epaulettes ( neutral turkish diplomats seem to be involved), Fieldmarshall Schörner had epaulettes and Interimsstab, and the last officer, who became Fieldmarshall, i have forgotten the name, got nothing.
@savedbygodsgrace.90584 жыл бұрын
So many ranks has left me a "Headwobble ".
@aidanjoyce32483 жыл бұрын
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@pietsmiff35643 жыл бұрын
oh I like your video a lot, many years I had difficulties to explain my former rank in the german military in english to foreign personel. My english it not bad, but definetly not perfect. so, your video and choice of words came in very handy. THX a lot.
@captaingloken54545 жыл бұрын
Always pondered this subject. Could never really get my head around it. Appreciate the clarification. Thank you sir.
@shirleylake77383 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of the complex information you researched.
@misteerblavog85065 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that Video, I have an old Wehrmachtsuniform from my grandfather I always wondered what rank he had, now I know is was an Senior NCO or a Feldwebel in the Infantry
@hasansikdar18694 жыл бұрын
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@robspencer354 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, HGD. Well done.
@Sh4d0w_0f_D4rk Жыл бұрын
my great grandfather was Hauptmann, may he rest in peace
@jasonmito8286 Жыл бұрын
It's interesting your video explaining each Wehrmacht patent, the colors, anyway... Very interesting. A suggestion for you: make a separate video showing the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine patents. In the Luftwaffe, for example, they have that color scheme like in Heer. It would be cool if you did. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
@jasondaniel9185 жыл бұрын
This video was informative and well presented. Thank you.
@NaughtyVampireGod4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for not using a computer voice. Informative video.
@ILDO56095 жыл бұрын
5:09 It should say "die Mutter der Kompanie", not "die Kompanie", since in that case it's in the genitive.
@sevelofficial26964 жыл бұрын
Danke
@Ben-vu1nb4 жыл бұрын
This is a great video, very interesting and informative. Excellent work!
@dutchbird1004 жыл бұрын
Wow, the work you have put into this! Amazing, thank you very much..
@johnwayne30514 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Sehr gut gemacht. Danke.
@rommeltrommel1373 жыл бұрын
Mein Urgrossvater war ein Feldwebel bei der 9. Armee. Er war beim Polen Feldzug und spāter an der Ostfront. Er hat das eiserne kreuz 1 klasse und ein verwundetes Abzeichen bekommen. Er hat als einziger von seinen verwandten ūberlebt.
@colem_h3 жыл бұрын
I like how you change the hat to suit the year! I love how much work you put into this for us! Thank you!
@mattclements1348 Жыл бұрын
Ty for this
@mattclements1348Ай бұрын
That's why they call them a kernal general .
@online484 жыл бұрын
You get a like because you didn't make the video 10 min, you're a true one
@HandGrenadeDivision4 жыл бұрын
Truth be told I didn't know about the algorithm until just now. There have been a couple of comments about "10 minutes" which I've found mystifying. I just figured the time frame fit the content. Thanks for the like.
@online484 жыл бұрын
@@HandGrenadeDivision yeah you earn more money if the video is 10 minutes or longer, bcs you can add extra ads. Which makes everybody stretch their videos...
@HandGrenadeDivision4 жыл бұрын
I always figured 10 minutes was about the upper limit for people's attention spans (myself very much included).
@tirsocanales8366 Жыл бұрын
My old father was a Rittmeister serving in a panzer unit.
@rzyjepanjk24 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff, hope to see more, top-notch informative material. GL.
@Kai_Peters5 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@duanecarr6712 Жыл бұрын
Very detailed and well illustrated. Outstanding you get my sub
@Condorthedude5 жыл бұрын
This is very well done, Greetings from Germany!
@AML20004 жыл бұрын
As you pointed out, the rank of Gefreiter is not an NCO rank. Hitler has consistently been referred to as a corporal in English due to his service in WWI. However he was never promoted beyond Gefreiter. I prefer to use the US Army rank of private first class as the correct translation of Gefreiter to emphasize that it isn't an NCO position.
@احمدسالمكاظم-ه3ص5 жыл бұрын
Great video but i think if you lower the music we can hear you more clearly
@HandGrenadeDivision5 жыл бұрын
A good point, thank you for taking the time to comment.
@eshelly42052 жыл бұрын
My Opa was a Stabsgefreiter in the 8th PD. He was in from 40 to 45. He was a Panzerjager. His best friend was his CO Maj Amsel. He was in combat most of the time and never injured. He was captured in Brno in 45
@gunleikgjerde36865 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a most instructive video -I I have a correction, though. the gereral grades general mjor, leutnant, geneal and general obers all hade the same collar tabs, but the fieldmarchall had larger collar tabs. Shoulder tabs are correct. Keep up the good work. Regards Gunleik Gerde, Norway
@HandGrenadeDivision5 жыл бұрын
Field Marshals wore the regular general tabs until mid-way through the war. This is shown in the video. Thank you for the kind words.
@brittakriep29383 жыл бұрын
Attention! Ober is another word for waiter!
@scottyjohn2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Actually helped me as a living history reenactor put the correct rank title and insignia on my German Wehrmacht and Medical Officer uniforms
@HydraHolden5 жыл бұрын
Reenactor Guy sent me here
@raseli40665 жыл бұрын
Same
@hauptsturmfuhrermichaelwit57915 жыл бұрын
Same here
@rwbrown19043 жыл бұрын
Great compilation of rank distinctions !
@Feuergraf5 жыл бұрын
Bloody great format. Love it! Keep it! Greetings from Germany :)
@user-zl2mr7bu6x5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great job! Keep it up. Weighting for the next video
@d3crux7924 жыл бұрын
Piano Music: "Ein Helller und ein Batzen"
@Firefox13A2 жыл бұрын
Good video. Helped clear a lot up.
@Android30085 жыл бұрын
You'd think they would have simplified everything to be more efficient
@kaczynskis57215 жыл бұрын
In the Third Reich there were many competing bureaucracies, and when you recall that the SS and Luftwaffe had their own ground warfare branches it gets even more complicated. These ranks all existed in the Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe, complete with extra wrinkles of their own. Then of course there was the Kriegsmarine.
@Android30085 жыл бұрын
@@kaczynskis5721 what a logistical nightmare, I've heard it was kept complicated to prevent any unity against the party (government)
@LtBrown19565 жыл бұрын
@@kaczynskis5721 if your point is that the 3rd reich complicated the german regular army rank structure you are incorrect ....as a following post points out, the WW1 rank structure of the german army was MORE not less complicated yes, the SS, Navy, and air force had ground warfare units and this unnecessary development was allowed by Hitler for reasons that were NOT connected to combat effectiveness. really, when you consider that a nation that fought a massive 6 year war with an army that literally employed millions of men ...it is not really a shock that they utilized such a complicated system there is even organizational theory to describe this - economies of scale - dis-economies of scale the idea is that the larger an org gets, the more it can employ specialists and this leads to increased org effectiveness ...however, if an institution gets TOO large, then OVER specialization becomes the norm and an org becomes increasingly inflexible and unable to effectively fulfill its functions. an army at war with the world would obviously be in danger of becoming over specialized, no matter the political affiliation, but what choice is there?
@darkdanger39015 жыл бұрын
Since when do Germans simplify anything 😂 have you seen their engineering?
@ctwentysevenj65314 жыл бұрын
Apart from the Armed Forces, there were many para military organizations too with their own ranks, like The Transport Korps Speer, although a separate organization, was part of the NSKK, then from mid 1944, became a sub branch of the armed forces.
@LUDominik4 жыл бұрын
You know better than we do. Greetings from a Hauptfeldwebel of the Bundeswehr. :)
@steelers6titles5 жыл бұрын
Hermann Goering held the rank of Reichsmarschall, which was newly created for him; this was the highest military rank in Nazi Germany. A custom uniform went with it.
@geoffreybrooks22483 жыл бұрын
It should be pointed out that the ranks Wachtmeister, Oberwachtmeister and Hauptwachtmeister were not only applied to NCO's of "horsed units", see for example Sturmgeschuetz (StuG) Abteilung 191 which was newly formed in 1940 and equipped initially with the StuG III Sd.Kfz 142 assault gun (7.5-cm L/24 cannon in a casemate on a Panzer III chassis.)
@ericrachut42073 жыл бұрын
Note that the medical insignia consists of a single serpent winding around a staff. This is the correct symbol. The American version, developed during World War One, consists of TWO serpents, intertwined. This was done because it seemed more aesthetic. However, the two serpents version is actually a symbol of commerce.
@kokoeteantigha3892 жыл бұрын
Hope you also know its all taken from the bible where Moses was asked to make a serpent of bronze on a staff and to raise it before the people during an outbreak of a plague such that any who looked upon it was healed. Go look it up.
@alexanderzippel8809 Жыл бұрын
@@kokoeteantigha389no. The symbol for doctors and medics comes from a greek god. Medics, atleast in Germany, still swear an oath named after said god to always help and try to safe wounded Moses has nothing to do with it
@kokoeteantigha389 Жыл бұрын
@@alexanderzippel8809 And not that the Greeks copied that from Moses who, unless I'm wrong, predates the Hellenics?!!
@alexanderzippel8809 Жыл бұрын
@@kokoeteantigha389 Ah yes, cause the Hellenic Pantheon famously is an offspring from the story of Moses
@stevethomas58495 жыл бұрын
That was complicated but well delivered, thank you