Ranks and insignia of the German Forest Service (Nazi Germany)

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The ranks and insignia of the German Forest Service were the paramilitary rank system used by the forest services in Nazi Germany. The collar tabs and shoulder boards underlay identified the service. Green for State Forest Service, gray for Municipal Forest Service, black for Luftwaffe and Heer Forest Service and brown for Private Forest Service.

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Rank Insignia

Ranks (1934–1938)

Military style shoulderboard on a uniform tunic for a forest director of the German State Forest Service 1936 - 1937 (Dienstrock eines Forstdirektors des Deutschen Staatsforstdienstes ). Photo from the exhibitions in Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin Deutsches Historisches Museum 2019-10-13 lowres Nazi Germany uniform tunic shoulder straps Dienstrock eines Forstdirektors des Deutschen Staatsforstdienstes Forest director German State Forest Service 1936-1937 3915.jpg
Military style shoulderboard on a uniform tunic for a forest director of the German State Forest Service 1936 – 1937 (Dienstrock eines Forstdirektors des Deutschen Staatsforstdienstes).
Photo from the exhibitions in Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin
Shoulder insigniaNameTranslation
GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
OberlandforstmeisterSenior country forest master
LandforstmeisterCountry forest master
OberforstmeisterSenior forest master
ForstmeisterForest master
ForstassessorForest Assessor
ForstreferendarDistrict forester
ForstamtmannForestry Office man
OberförsterSenior Ranger
RevierförsterArea Ranger
FörsterRanger
RF-Lower ranks h.svg HilfsförsterAuxiliary Ranger
UnterförsterUnder Ranger
ForstaufseherForester
No insigniaForstanwärterForester Candidate
Source: [1]

Ranks (1938–1942)

Collar insigniaShoulder insignia [2] NameTranslation
RF-Reichsforstmeister collar (1942).svg ReichsforstmeisterReichs Forest Master
RF-Generalforstmeister collar.svg GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
RF-Ministerialdirigent collar.svg MinisterialdirigentSecretary
RF-Oberlandforstmeister collar.svg OberlandforstmeisterSenior Country Forest Master
RF-Landforestmeister collar.svg LandforstmeisterCountry Forest Master
RF-Oberforestmeister collar.svg OberforstmeisterSenior Forest Master
RF-Forestmeister collar.svg ForstmeisterForest Master
ForstamtmannForestry Office man
RF-Forstassiessor collar.svg ORPO-Hauptmann h.svg OberförsterSenior Ranger
RF-Reviertorester collar.svg ORPO-Oberleutnant h.svg RevierförsterArea Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig collar.svg ORPO-Leutnant h.svg FörsterRanger
RF-Unterforester collar.svg RF-Unterforster h (1938).svg UnterförsterUnder Ranger
RF-Hilfsforester collar.svg RF-Hilfsforster h (1938).svg HilfsförsterAuxiliary Ranger
RF-Forstaufseher collar.svg RF-Forstaufseher h (1938).svg ForstaufseherForester
RF-Anwarter collar.svg RF-Lower ranks h.svg ForstanwärterForester Candidate
Source: [1]

Ranks (1942–1945)

Collar insigniaShoulder insignia [2] NameTranslation
RF-Reichsforstmeister collar (1942).svg ReichsforstmeisterReichs Forest Master
RF-Generalforstmeister collar.svg GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
RF-Ministerialdirigent collar.svg MinisterialdirektorDirector of the Ministry
MinisterialdirigentSecretary
RF-Oberlandforstmeister collar.svg OberlandforstmeisterSenior country forest master
RF-Landforestmeister collar.svg LandforstmeisterCountry forest master
OberforstmeisterSenior forest master
RF-Oberforestmeister collar.svg ForstmeisterForest master
ForstassessorForest Assessor
RF-Forestmeister collar.svg ForstreferendarDistrict forester
No insigniaAnwärter für den höheren ForstdienstCandidate for the higher forestry service
RF-Forstassiessor collar.svg RF-Landforestmeister h.svg ForstamtmannForestry Office man
RF-Oberforestmeister h.svg OberförsterSenior Ranger
RF-Reviertorester collar.svg RF-Forestmeister h.svg RevierförsterArea Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger RevierförsterSupernumerary Area Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig collar.svg RevierförsteranwärterArea Ranger Candidate
No insigniaForstlehrlingForestry apprentice
OberforstwartSenior Forester Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig h.svg ForstwartForest Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger ForstwartSupernumerary Forest Ranger
ForstwartanwärterForest Ranger Candidate
RF-Forstaufseher collar.svg ForstaufseherForester
Source: [1]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Zoebisch, Stefany. "Forestry rank insignia". Forestry of the Third Reich. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 Zoebisch 2015, p. 4:16.

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