Defense Forces (1936-1940)

Schütze

Private

Oberschütze

Private 1st Class

Gefreiter

Acting Corporal

Obergefreiter

Corporal(with less than 6 years service)

Obergefreiter

Corporal (with more than 6 years service)

Stabsgefreiter

Staff Corporal

Unteroffizier (Oberjäger)

Corporal

Unterfeldwebel

Sergeant

Feldwebel

Senior Sergeant

Oberfeldwebel / Hauptfeldwebel

Sergeant Major / First Sergeant Major

Stabsfeldwebel

Staff Sergeant

Leutnant

2nd Lieutenant

Oberleutnant

Lieutenant

Hauptmann

Captain

Major

Major

Oberstleutnant

Lieutenant Colonel

Oberst

Colonel

Generalmajor

Major General

Generalleutnant

Lieutenant General

General der Infanterie, Panzertruppe, Artillerie, ...

General of Infantry, Armored, Artillery, ...

Generaloberst

Colonel General

Generaloberst mit der Rang eines Generalfeldmarschalls

Colonel General with rank equal to Field Marshal (1939-1940)

Generalfeidmarshall

Field Marshal