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German Army
Deutsches Heer
Army
Components
Structure
German Army Aviators Corps
Kommando Spezialkräfte
Command
Heeresführungskommando
Equipment
Weapons of the German Army
History and Traditions
Prussian Army
German Army (German Empire)
Reichswehr
Wehrmacht Heer
National People's Army
Personnel
German Army rank insignia
Awards, Decorations and Badges
Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr Missions Medal

The German Army (German: Deutsches Heer[1], [IPA: heɐ] listen (help·info)) is the land component of the Bundeswehr ("Federal Defence Forces") of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The' German Army Aviators Corps' ( Heeresfliegertruppe) is a special unit within the German Armed Forces ( Bundeswehr) The Kommando Spezialkräfte ( Special Forces Command, KSK is part of Germany 's Special Forces. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Prussian Army (Preußische Armee was the Army of the Kingdom of Prussia. The German Army ( Deutsches Heer) was the name given the combined armed forces of the German Empire, also known as the Imperial Army ( Reichsheer) or The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was The Heer was the land forces component of the German armed forces ( Wehrmacht) from 1935 to 1945, which also included the Navy ( History The creation of the National People’s Army on March 1, 1956, six months after the formation of the West German Bundeswehr, followed years The German Heer (as the German Luftwaffe) distinguishes three career paths officers ( Offiziere) NCOs ( Unteroffiziere) and enlisted men ( The Bundeswehr Crosses & Medal of Honor (Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany for The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Traditionally, the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Navy, and after the First World War, the Air Force. The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Heer was re-formed in the 1950s as the West German Army as part of the Bundeswehr. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( In October 1990, upon the reunification of Germany, the East German army, the National People's Army (NVA), was integrated into the now unified force. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state History The creation of the National People’s Army on March 1, 1956, six months after the formation of the West German Bundeswehr, followed years

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History

Overview

A German infantryman stands at the ready covering his comrade with a G36 during a practice exercise in 2004. US troops watch in the background.
A German infantryman stands at the ready covering his comrade with a G36 during a practice exercise in 2004. The G36 is a German 556 mm Assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K and accepted into service with the US troops watch in the background.

Since Germany first became a modern unified state in 1871, previous names of German unified military forces have included:

Pre-1914

Main article: German Army (German Empire)

After the reform movement of the Prussian Army following a series of disastrous defeats at the hands of her enemies in the 18th Century, internal analysis of the lessons learned had informed Prussian civilian and military leadership that, while individual soldiers were first rate, command structures, staff organization and generalship was a hit-and-miss affair, more dependent on the martial skills of the King and the individual members of the German nobility who dominated the military profession. The German Army ( Deutsches Heer) was the name given the combined armed forces of the German Empire, also known as the Imperial Army ( Reichsheer) or Too often, military talent was brought together only after the Nation faced a crisis. There was little effective organizational work in between wars. The rise of the German General Staff, an institution that sought to institutionalize military excellence, brought the German Army back from years of atropy and the humiliation of Napoleon's capture of Berlin. The German General Staff ( Großer Generalstab literally Great General Staff) was an institution whose rise and development gave the German military a decided Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a membership in the officer corps extended to all qualified German speaking men via national examinations, the improved education of the military schools, the intensive selection process of the top 1% of graduated from the Kriegsacademie, with its new rising class of top notch and world class leaders, the German Army was set on a course of eventual near total dominance in Europe.

Following the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo the Prussian Kingdom had years of military successes in the 19th and 20th centuries. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Every able bodied man between the ages of 17 and 45 was liable for military service. There were 4 classes of service - Active (Aktiv), Reserve, Landwehr and Landsturm. ACTIVE - sobriety friendship and peace (formerly EGTYF European Good Templar Youth Federation) is a non-governmental Umbrella organisation gathering European A military reserve force is a military organization Landwehr, or Landeswehr, is a German language term used in referring to certain national armies, or Militias found in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century The Landsturm ( German: Country Storm were Irregular military forces in Prussia which were created on 21 April 1813 by a royal Edict The Landwehr and Landsturm were only called up at times of war. The basic unit of the army at this time was the Regiment. Regiments were typically raised and supported by a specific city or region. Each regiment was then stationed near its home city. The Reserve regiment was often made up of past members of the local regiment. The Landwehr and Landsturm units were also organized the same way. An individual could spend all 22 years of military service surrounded by their friends and family. This created close ties within regiments, however, because of this system, the entire population of young men from a city or region could be wiped out in one battle.

World War I 1914–1918

The German army that fought in World War I was not in fact a single, unitary army. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The four German kingdoms that existed prior to the unification of Germany in January 1871 - Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony and Württemberg - retained their own army upon unification. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Prussia had the largest army of the four. After the unification and the formation of the German Empire, the Prussian army became the nucleus of the Army of the German Empire (Deutsches Reichsheer). The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification By 1914 the German army fielded 50 active divisions and by 1918 251 divisions had been created. A division is a large Military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to thirty thousand soldiers

Reichswehr 1918–1935

Main article: Reichswehr

Following the end of World War I and the collapse of the German Empire, most of the German Army (Heer) was demobilized or simply dissolved. The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification Many former soldiers drifted into small paramilitary groups known as Free Corps (Freikorps). A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force but which are not regarded as having the same status The designation of Freikorps ( German for "Free Corps " was originally applied to voluntary armies formed in German lands from the middle of 18th century The Free Corps were generally groups of 100 men or fewer that protected a neighbourhood or town.

On March 6, 1919 an army known as the Provisional German Defence Force (Vorläufige Reichswehr) was formed with about 400,000 men, many drawn form the Free Corps. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Then, in September 30, 1919 the Transitional Army (Übergangsheer) was created from the Defence Force and the Free Corps. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Finally, on January 1, 1921 the 100,000 man Army of the Weimar Republic (Reichswehr) was formed with seven Infantry Divisions and three Cavalry Divisions. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was In November 1923, it was troops from the Army of the Weimar Republic who crushed Adolf Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Beer Hall Putsch (also known as the Munich Putsch) was a failed Coup d'état that occurred between the evening of Thursday November 8 Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

Wehrmacht 1935–1945

Main article: Wehrmacht

Under the Treaty of Versailles, the Reichswehr was only allowed 100,000 men split between the Army and the Navy. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces Following the 1932 German elections the Nazi party came to power and began to abrogate the treaty. The 7th German federal election of July 1932, under the Weimar Republic, saw the Nazis become the biggest party in the Reichstag, although Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Army was made part of the Wehrmacht in May 1935 with the passing of the "Law for the Reconstruction of the National Defence Forces". Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The Wehrmacht included not just the Army and Navy but also a third branch known as the Luftwaffe. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Initially, the Army was expanded to 21 divisional-sized units and smaller formations. This is a list of German divisions in World War II. Only ground units are covered "divisions" of aircraft are not Between 1935 and 1945 this force grew to consist of hundreds of divisions and thousands of smaller supporting units. Between 1939 and 1945 close to 16 million served in the Army. Over 1. 6 million were killed and over 4. World War II was humanity's deadliest war causing tens of millions of deaths 1 million were wounded. Of the 7,361 men awarded the initial grade of the highest Nazi combat honour of World War II, the Knight's Cross, 4,777 were from the Army, making up 65% of the total awarded. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross The Allies dissolved the German Army on 20 August 1946. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Current Army


Bundeswehr
Teilstreitkräfte or TSK
(Branches)
Heer
Luftwaffe
Marine
Organisationsbereiche
(Organisational areas)
Sanitätsdienst
Streitkräftebasis

The Bundeswehr Heer was founded in 1955 as the army of West Germany. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces Central Medical Services is the English translation of the German Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (in short Sanitätsdienst) which is the term Streitkräftebasis (Joint Support Service SKB is a branch of the German Bundeswehr established in October 2000 as a result of major reforms of the West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( After 1990, it absorbed the army of socialist East Germany which was called the Landstreitkräfte (terrestrial armed forces), a part of the Nationale Volksarmee. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Landstreitkräfte was the ground component of the East German National People's Army. History The creation of the National People’s Army on March 1, 1956, six months after the formation of the West German Bundeswehr, followed years The former East German forces were initially directed by the Bunderwehr Command East, which disbanded on 30 June 1991, and then the land forces element was brought under the command of the new IV Corps at Potsdam (formed from the former Landstreitkräfte headquarters). Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. The Landstreitkräfte was the ground component of the East German National People's Army. However in 2001 IV Corps became the German Armed Forces Operational Command responsible for overseas missions, a similar organisation to the British Permanent Joint Headquarters. The Permanent Joint Headquarters ( PJHQ) is the British tri-service Headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled

Personnel

A total of 100,000 soldiers are currently on active service in the German Army. [2] Of these, approximately 17,000 are conscripts. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Additionally, a further 35,000 personnel are reservists of the German Army reserve force. A military reserve force is a military organization

Current Structure

The German Army is commanded by the Inspector of the Army (Inspekteur des Heeres), acting as chief of staff of the Army Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin and Bonn. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia The major commands are the German Army Office in Cologne and the German Army Command in Koblenz. Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine In 2002 a number of former army units and their personnel were transferred to the newly-formed Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis) and Central Medical Services branches. Streitkräftebasis (Joint Support Service SKB is a branch of the German Bundeswehr established in October 2000 as a result of major reforms of the Central Medical Services is the English translation of the German Zentraler Sanitätsdienst (in short Sanitätsdienst) which is the term [3]

Inspector of the Army

German soldiers during exercise in 1960
German soldiers during exercise in 1960
Starboard beam view of a West German Army utility landing craft transporting US soldiers and M113 armoured personnel carriers across the Rhine River during Exercise REFORGER '83
Starboard beam view of a West German Army utility landing craft transporting US soldiers and M113 armoured personnel carriers across the Rhine River during Exercise REFORGER '83
German soldiers during exercise Joint Resolve 26 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
German soldiers during exercise Joint Resolve 26 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Helicopter of the German Army Aviators Corps in Northern Iraq in 1991
Helicopter of the German Army Aviators Corps in Northern Iraq in 1991
German soldiers during SAR exercise in Hamburg
German soldiers during SAR exercise in Hamburg
Helicopter of the German Army Aviators Corps during an exercise in Bosnia
Helicopter of the German Army Aviators Corps during an exercise in Bosnia
German Army soldiers at water purification site that was built by the Germans in Somalia in 1993
German Army soldiers at water purification site that was built by the Germans in Somalia in 1993
German Army soldiers onboard an armoured personnel carrier in Somalia in 1993
German Army soldiers onboard an armoured personnel carrier in Somalia in 1993
German infantry demonstrating a platoon size defensive fighting position
German infantry demonstrating a platoon size defensive fighting position
German soldiers in Bosnia
German soldiers in Bosnia
A German Army MaK Keiler Armoured Mineclearing Vehicle is used to clear a field of possible mines in Butmire, Bosnia-Herzegovina
A German Army MaK Keiler Armoured Mineclearing Vehicle is used to clear a field of possible mines in Butmire, Bosnia-Herzegovina
German dog handler quickly pulls his working dog off of a simulated criminal
German dog handler quickly pulls his working dog off of a simulated criminal
German soldiers, having rebuilt the bridge in the town of Visoko, Bosnia, during the opening ceremony in 1996
German soldiers, having rebuilt the bridge in the town of Visoko, Bosnia, during the opening ceremony in 1996
A German Army unmanned aerial vehicle, known as LUNA, is recovered from its net following its fly-over mission
A German Army unmanned aerial vehicle, known as LUNA, is recovered from its net following its fly-over mission

German Army Office

The German Army Office in Cologne (Heeresamt) is the superordinate authority for all supporting elements of the Army, such as schools and education centres. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the The Federal Ministry of Defence ( Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. The' German Army Aviators Corps' ( Heeresfliegertruppe) is a special unit within the German Armed Forces ( Bundeswehr)

German Army Command

The German Army Command in Koblenz (Heeresführungskommando) leads all combat units (three armoured/mechanized divisions, two special divisions and one independent brigade). The German Army Aviators School ( Heeresfliegerwaffenschule) based at Bückeburg, is one of the schools of the German Army and is responsible for the Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine It is commanded by a Lieutenant General.

Future Structure of the German Army (click to enlarge).
Future Structure of the German Army (click to enlarge). Division Intervention Forces or 1st Armoured Division, in German Division Eingreifkräfte/1 Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Sigmaringen is a Town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The Upper Palatinate (German Oberpfalz) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria The Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Western Pomerania is a translation of "Vorpommern" (also "Hither Pomerania" both redirect here The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade Neubrandenburg ( New Brandenburg, nɔʏˈbʁandənbʊʁk is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Holstein (ˈhɔlʃtain ( Low German: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany Fernspäher are members of Germany's elite reconnaissance units The Kommando Spezialkräfte ( Special Forces Command, KSK is part of Germany 's Special Forces. Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. ||-||-||-||} Oldenburg ( Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Airmobile Operations Division ( Division Luftbewegliche Operationen) is a division of the German Army. Veitshöchheim is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Upper Swabia (Oberschwaben or Schwäbisches Oberland) is a region in Germany in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The German Army 's 1st Light Infantry Regiment (Airmobile in German Jägerregiment 1 (luftbeweglich, is a newly formed Air Assault Regiment The Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide is a region in Lower Saxony, Germany. Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Eurocorps is a multinational army corps within the framework of European Union and NATO common defence initiatives Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région 1 German/Netherlands Corps is a multinational formation consisting of units from both the Dutch and German armies Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Multinational Corps North East was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin Poland which became its headquarters The Franco-German Brigade (Brigade Franco-Allemande Deutsch-Französische Brigade is a joint formation consisting of units from both the French and German armies See also Mühlheim Müllheim is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Straelen (ˈʃtʁaːlən is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Pirmasens is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. Brück is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district in Brandenburg, Germany.

Truppengattungen

Unlike the armies of its neighbours (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark), the German army hardly deploys usual regiments. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The Land Component (French Composante Terre, Dutch Landcomponent) formerly the Belgian Army, is the land-based service of the Belgian The Royal Netherlands Army ( Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the Military of the Netherlands. The Royal Danish Army forms together with the Army Home Guard the land forces of the Military of Denmark. Instead, individual battalions of the same branch of service are given unique numbers. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel The ordinal of the respective battalion is derived from its position in the superordinate unit; For example, the second battalion of 9th Armoured Brigade receives the designation "92nd Battalion".

The German Army distinguishes 11 different branches of service or corps, known as Truppengattungen. Each Truppengattung is responsible for education and training of its units, mostly by its own schools or training centres. Optically they can be distinguished by the "Waffenfarbe" (Corps colour), which is worn as a "Litze" attached to the rank insignia in cobination with colour of their beret and their Waffengattung-specific symbol attached to their beret. A beret (ber-HET in French or /ˈBer-EHT/ in English, except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced /ber-EHT is a soft round Cap, usually

Beret Colour (Army only)

Waffenfarbe (Army and army support branch only)

Rank structure

Officers of the German Army
General
(General)
Gen		 Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant)
GenLt/GL
 Major General (Generalmajor)
GenMaj/GM		 Brigadier (Brigadegeneral)
BrigGen/BG
 Colonel
(Oberst)
Oberst/O		 Lieutenant Colonel(Oberstleutnant)
Oberstlt/OTL
OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4
Officers of the German Army
Major
(Major)
Maj/M
 Staff Captain (Stabshauptmann)
StHptm/SH		 Captain
(Hauptmann)
Hptm/H		 Lieutenant (Oberleutnant)
OLt /OL
 Second Lieutenant (Leutnant)
Lt/L
OF-3 OF-2 OF-2 OF-1 OF-1
Non-Comissioned Officers of the German Army
Warrant Officer (Oberstabsfeldwebel)
OStFw/OSF		 Sergeant Major(Stabsfeldwebel)
StFw/SF
 Staff Sergeant (Oberfähnrich)
(officer cadet)
OFähnr/OFR		 Staff Sergeant (Hauptfeldwebel)
HptFw/HF		 Sergeant (Oberfeldwebel)
OFw/OF
OR-9 OR-8 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6
Non-Comissioned Officers of the German Army
Sergeant
(Fähnrich)
(officer cadet)
Fähnr/FR		 Sergeant
(Feldwebel)
Fw/F		 Sergeant (Stabsunteroffizier)
StUffz/SU
 Sergeant
(Fahnenjunker)
(officer cadet)
Fhj/FJ		 Sergeant
(Unteroffizier)
Uffz/U
OR-6 OR-6 OR-5 OR-5 OR-5
Enlisted Ranks of the German Army
Corporal (Oberstabsgefreiter)
OStGefr/OSG		 Staff Corporal (Stabsgefreiter)
StGefr/SG
 Lance Corporal (Hauptgefreiter)
HptGefr/HG		 Lance-Corporal (Obergefreiter)
(officer cadet)
OGefr/OG		 Lance-Corporal
(Obergefreiter)
(NCO cadet)
Gefr/G
OR-4 OR-4 OR-3 OR-3 OR-3
Enlisted Ranks of the German Army
Lance-Corporal (Obergefreiter)
OGefr/OG		 Private
(Gefreiter OA)
(officer cadet)
Gefr/G		 Private
(Gefreiter UA)
(NCO cadet)
Gefr/G		 Private
(Gefreiter)
Gefr/G		 Private
(Soldat)
S
OR-3 OR-2 OR-2 OR-2 OR-1
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Weapons

Standard light weapons


Gewehr G36 with retracted bipod

KM2000 & P8 pistol

MG4

Panzerfaust 3

G22

HK GMG

Reconnaissance systems

Luna X 2000 UAV.
Luna X 2000 UAV. For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. The MG3 is a German air-cooled belt-fed General purpose machine gun chambered in the 7 The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries The HK21 is a German 762 mm General purpose machine gun, developed in 1961 by arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch and based on the 7 The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries The HK21 is a German 762 mm General purpose machine gun, developed in 1961 by arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch and based on the 7 The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries The 46x30mm cartridge is a type of ammunition used in the H&K MP7 Personal Defense Weapon (PDW and by the H&K UCP pistol A submachine gun (SMG is a Firearm that combines the automatic fire of a Machine gun with the cartridge of a Pistol, and is The 9x19mm Parabellum is a pistol cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM for their The MP5 is a 9 mm Submachine gun of German design developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer The 9x19mm Parabellum is a pistol cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM for their The Feldjäger are the Military police of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces The Kommando Spezialkräfte ( Special Forces Command, KSK is part of Germany 's Special Forces. The Heckler & Koch USP ( U niverselle S elbstlade' p' istole, or "Universal Self-loading Pistol" is a semi-automatic pistol The AWM ( Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a Sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International. In Military and Law enforcement terminology a sniper rifle is a Rifle used to ensure Accurate placement of Bullets at longer The AW50 is a.50 BMG anti-materiel rifle used by the British German and Irish Armed Forces The M82 (also more recently known as the M107) is a heavy SASR (Special Application Scoped Rifle developed by the American Barrett Firearms Company The G3 is a 762 mm Automatic rifle developed in the 1950s by the German armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK in collaboration The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries The Panzerfaust 3 is a modern and disposable recoilless Anti-tank weapon developed between 1978 and 1985 and put into service by the Bundeswehr in 1992 Anti-tank refers to any method of combating military Armored fighting vehicles notably Tanks The most common anti-tank systems The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable Infrared homing Surface-to-air missile developed in the United States and used by all the U Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The HK69A1 is a 40 mm Grenade launcher developed and produced by the German company Heckler & Koch. A grenade launcher is a Weapon that launches a Grenade with more accuracy higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand The Granatmaschinenwaffe (HK GMW or grenade machine gun (HK GMG is an automatic Grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the An autocannon is a rapid fire projectile Weapon. Autocannon often have a larger Caliber (calibre than a Machine gun (i The AG36 is a single-shot 40 mm Grenade launcher designed primarily for installation on the G36 Assault rifle, designed by the German The KM2000 Kampfmesser 2000 (combat knife 2000 is the standard knife of the Bundeswehr, mostly used by the German Army. A is a common Japanese single or occasionally double edged Knife or Dagger with a blade length between 15 and 30 cm (6-12 inches A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting The G36 is a German 556 mm Assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K and accepted into service with the The KM2000 Kampfmesser 2000 (combat knife 2000 is the standard knife of the Bundeswehr, mostly used by the German Army. The Heckler & Koch USP ( U niverselle S elbstlade' p' istole, or "Universal Self-loading Pistol" is a semi-automatic pistol The MG4 is a belt-fed 556 mm Light machine gun designed and developed by the German company Heckler & Koch. The Panzerfaust 3 is a modern and disposable recoilless Anti-tank weapon developed between 1978 and 1985 and put into service by the Bundeswehr in 1992 The AWM ( Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a Sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International. The Granatmaschinenwaffe (HK GMW or grenade machine gun (HK GMG is an automatic Grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the Luna X 2000 is a German Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV in service with the Bundeswehr ( German Army)

Combat vehicles

Leopard 2A6
Leopard 2A6
Puma IFV
Puma IFV


GTK Boxer

PzH 2000

Mungo ESK

ATF DINGO 2

AGF Serval

Marder (IFV)

TPz Fuchs

Wiesel AWC

Artillery

Air Defence Systems

A Gepard of the German Army
A Gepard of the German Army
Wiesel 2- in the Ozelot anti-air version of LeFlaSys
Wiesel 2- in the Ozelot anti-air version of LeFlaSys
Mine breaker Keiler
Mine breaker Keiler

Engineer equipment

Aircraft inventory

Eurocopter Tiger of the German Army
Eurocopter Tiger of the German Army
German PAH-1 A1
German PAH-1 A1
German NH90
German NH90
EC 135 of the German Army
EC 135 of the German Army
A German CH-53G
A German CH-53G
Heavy tractor trailer Elefant whilst loading a Leopard 2A4
Heavy tractor trailer Elefant whilst loading a Leopard 2A4
Wolf
Wolf
A MAN MULTI
A MAN MULTI

The German Army operates more than 320 helicopters. The Fennek, named after the fennec (a small species of desert Fox) or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen The Spähpanzer Luchs ( German: Lynx) is a German 8x8 amphibious Reconnaissance Armoured fighting vehicle ( Spähpanzer Luna X 2000 is a German Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV in service with the Bundeswehr ( German Army) KZO ( Kleinflugzeug für Zielortung, German for small aircraft for target acquisition) is an Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV with stealth characteristics EMT Aladin ( German: A bbildende L uftgestützte A ufklärungs' d' rohne i m N ächstbereich, airborne reconnaissance The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 The Puma is a German Infantry fighting vehicle, currently in the pre-production stage The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 The Marder (German for " Marten " is a German Infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the The Puma is a German Infantry fighting vehicle, currently in the pre-production stage The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a German light air-transportable Armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly-armoured weapons carrier The Boxer is a German - Dutch multirole Armoured fighting vehicle designed to accomplish a number of operations The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military truck based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design produced by the company Krauss-Maffei The Mowag Eagle is a wheeled armored vehicle designed by the Swiss Mowag corporation. The KMW Grizzly is a new medium weight highly protected vehicle developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW designed for operation with the German Army based The Aufklärungs- und Gefechtsfahrzeug ("reconnaissance and combat vehicle" sometimes also called the Serval, is a significantly modified version of the The YAK is an armored and mine-protected transport vehicle produced by the German company Rheinmetall Landsysteme AG based on the DURO III chassis from the Swiss The Mungo ESK (Einsatzfahrzeug Spezialisierte Kräfte is an air-transportable armoured multirole transport vehicle of the German Army for its Airmobile Operations Division TPz (Transportpanzer Fuchs (fox is an Armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall Bandvagn 206 ( Bv 206) is a tracked articulated all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) for the Swedish Army The Boxer is a German - Dutch multirole Armoured fighting vehicle designed to accomplish a number of operations The Panzerhaubitze 2000 ("Armoured howitzer 2000" abbreviated PzH 2000, is a German 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei The Mungo ESK (Einsatzfahrzeug Spezialisierte Kräfte is an air-transportable armoured multirole transport vehicle of the German Army for its Airmobile Operations Division The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military truck based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design produced by the company Krauss-Maffei The Aufklärungs- und Gefechtsfahrzeug ("reconnaissance and combat vehicle" sometimes also called the Serval, is a significantly modified version of the The Marder (German for " Marten " is a German Infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the TPz (Transportpanzer Fuchs (fox is an Armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a German light air-transportable Armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly-armoured weapons carrier The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS is a MRL, a type of Rocket artillery. The Panzerhaubitze 2000 ("Armoured howitzer 2000" abbreviated PzH 2000, is a German 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei For the World War II German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun see Flakpanzer 38(t The Flakpanzer (shortened form of the German Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a German light air-transportable Armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly-armoured weapons carrier For the World War II German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun see Flakpanzer 38(t The Flakpanzer (shortened form of the German Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a German light air-transportable Armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly-armoured weapons carrier The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The NHI NH90 is a medium sized twin-engine multi-role military Fly-by-wire Helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For G-class stars see Stellar classification. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class or G-Wagen, short for Geländewagen (or cross-country vehicle Nearly all were built in Germany while nearly 40% are indigenous designs. 80 Eurocopter Tiger and 80 NH90 helicopters have been ordered. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The NHI NH90 is a medium sized twin-engine multi-role military Fly-by-wire Helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[4] Notes
UH-1 Iroquois Flag of Germany Germany utility helicopter UH-1D 82 being withdrawn; built by Dornier
Bölkow Bo 105 Flag of Germany Germany scout/attack helicopter PAH-1/VBH 180[5]
Eurocopter EC 135 Flag of Europe European Union utility helicopter 15
Eurocopter Tiger Flag of Europe European Union attack helicopter 80 (planned), entered service
NHI NH90 Flag of Europe European Union transport helicopter NH90 TTH 80 (planned), entered service
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Flag of Germany Germany transport helicopter CH-53G/CH-53GS 89 110 built by VFW

Logistic equipment

Non-combat vehicles

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ^ The German word Heer means simply "army". The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany Infanterist der Zukunft is the German Bundeswehr 's program as part of the Future Soldier project The history of Germany during World War II closely parallels that of Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. The Prussian Army (Preußische Armee was the Army of the Kingdom of Prussia. The Reichswehr ( German for "National Defence" formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935 when it was The term is not restricted to any particular country, so "das britische Heer" would mean "the British army". The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
  2. ^ Official website of the German Armed Forces
  3. ^ Die Streitkräftebasis (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  4. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007. Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is a weekly Magazine. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  5. ^ German military aviation OrBat

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