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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 18.08.2016 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 18.08.2016 |
| Abteilungsarzt | Battalion Physician |
| Abteilungschef im Reichskriegs-Ministerium | Departmental Head in the War Office |
| Abteilungskommandeur | Battalion Commander |
| Abteilungsschreiber | Battalion Headquarters Clerk |
| Abteilungsveterinär | Battalion Veterinary Doctor |
| Adjutant | Adjutant |
| Amtsgehilfe | Administration Clerical Official in a Department |
| Amtsobergehilfe | Senior Administration Clerical Official in a Department |
| Amtsrat | Senior Administration Official |
| Apotheker | Apothecary / Pharmacist / Chemist |
| Arbeiter | Laborer |
| Arzt | Physician |
| Auswerter | Plotter / Evaluator |
| Autoschlosser | Motor Vehicle Mechanic |
| Bäckermeister | Master Baker |
| Bataillonsarzt | Battalion Physician |
| Bataillonskommandeur | Battalion Commander |
| Bataillonsveterinär | Battalion Veterinary Doctor |
| Batterieführer | Battery Commander |
| Batterieoffizier | Firing Battery Commander |
| Batterieschreiber | Battery Headquarters Clerk |
| Beamter | Armed Forces Civil Servant / Government Service Official / Civilian Employee in Military Service |
| Beobachter | Observer |
| Beobachtungsoffizier | Observation Officer |
| Beschlagschmied | Farrier / Horse(shoe) Smith |
| Betreuungsoffizier | Entertainment Officer |
| Betriebmeister | Managerial Works Supervisor |
| Betriebsleiter | Managerial Works Leader |
| Bibliothekar | Librarian |
| Blechschuster | Tin Smith |
| Bootsmann | Boat Operator |
| Botenmeister | Messenger |
| Chef des Stabes | Chief of Staff |
| Direktor | Director |
| Direktor bei der Heeresfeuerwerker und Panzertruppenschule | Director of the Army Ordnance and Panzer Troops Schools |
| Direktor bei der Heeres-Plankammer | Director of the Army Chamber of Planning |
| Direktor beim Heeresarchiv Wien | Director of the Army Archives at Vienna |
| Direktor beim Heeresmuseum Berlin-Zeughaus | Director of the Army Museum at Berlin-Zeughaus |
| Direktor des Heerestechnischen Buros | Director of the Army Technical Bureau |
| Divisionionsarzt | Division Physician |
| Divisonskommandeur | Division Commander |
| Dolmetscher | Interpreter |
| Dreher | Lathe Operator |
| Drucker | Printer |
| Elektriker | Electrician |
| Elektromechaniker | Electro Mechanic |
| Entfernungsmesser | Rangefinder / Distance Measurer |
| Erkunder | Scout |
| Erkundungsoffizier | Observation Officer |
| Facharbeiter | Specialist |
| Fachschulrektor | Headmaster of a Technical School |
| Fachstudiendirektor | Deputy Director of Technical Studies |
| Fachstudienrat | Instructor in Technical Studies |
| Fahnenschmied | Farrier NCO |
| Fahrer | Driver |
| Fahrer vom Bock | Wagoner (the driver of a horse-drawn vehicle sitting on the driver's seat [the box]) |
| Fahrer vom Sattel | Horse Team Leader (the driver of a horse-drawn vehicle sitting on one of the horses) |
| Feinmechaniker | Optics Technician |
| Feldbischof | Chaplain-General to the Forces |
| Feldfernsprecher | Field Telephone Operator |
| Feldfunksprecher | Field Radio Operator |
| Feldgendarm | Military Policeman |
| Feldkoch | Cook |
| Feldkochunteroffizier | Cook NCO |
| Feldwebel | Sergeant |
| Fernsprecher | Telephonist |
| Festungsoberwerkmeister | Fortifications Workshop Master NCO |
| Festungswerkmeister | Fortifications Workshop Foreman NCO |
| Feuerwerker | Ordnance NCO / Pyrotechnician / Military Artificer |
| Flakwaffenwart | Antiaircraft Weapon Armorer |
| Flugmeldeauswerter | Air Observation Evaluator |
| Flugmelder | Air Observer |
| Führer | Leader |
| Führer der Gefechtsfahrzeuge | Leader of the Company / Battery Vehicles |
| Funker | Radio Operator |
| Funkmeister | Senior Radio Operator |
| Funkwart | Radio Repairman |
| Futtermeister | Fodder NCO |
| Gaschützunteroffizier | Chemical Warfare NCO |
| Gefechtsschreiber | Headquarters Clerk |
| Generalintendant | General Commissariat Commander |
| Generalstabintendant | General Staff Commissariat Commander |
| Gerätverwalter | Equipment Administrator |
| Gerätwart | Equipment Repairman |
| Geschützbedienung | Gun Crew |
| Geschützführer | Gun Layer / Gun Captain / Gun Commander |
| Getreibeschlosser | Drive Train Mechanic |
| Gewerbeoberlehrer | Senior Teacher in Trade Subjects |
| Gruppenführer | Section Leader |
| Gruppenintendant | Army Group Commissariat Commander |
| Handelsoberlehrer | Senior Teacher in Commercial Subjects |
| Handwerker | Craftsman |
| Hauptfeldwebel | Senior Company NCO / Company First Sergeant |
| Hauptwachmeister | Senior Battery NCO / Battery First Sergeant |
| Hauswart | Caretaker |
| Heeresarchivdirektor | Army Archive Director |
| Heeresarchivrat | Army Archival Advisor |
| Heeresbaudirektor | Director of Army Building or Construction |
| Heeresforstamtsmann | Administration Official in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heeresforstmeister | Commissioner in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heereshauptwerkmeister | Army Workshop Superintendent |
| Heeresintendant | Army Commissary |
| Heeresjustizamtmann | Army Judicial Service |
| Heeresjustizwachtmeister | Court Martial NCO Orderly in the Army Judicial Service |
| Heereslandwirtschaftrat | Councillor in the Army Agricultural Department |
| Heeresmachinenmeister | Army Master Machinist / Mechanic |
| Heeresmaschinenbaudirektor | Director of Army Construction Machinery Service |
| Heeresmusikinspizient | Director of Army Music |
| Heeresoberförster | Forester in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heeresoberforstmeister | Senior Commissioner in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heeresoberpfarrer | Senior Army Chaplain |
| Heeresoberwerkmeister | Army Workshop Superintendent |
| Heerespfarrer | Army Chaplain |
| Heeresrevierförster | District Official in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heeressattlermeister | Army Master Saddler |
| Heeresschneidermeister | Army Master Tailor |
| Heeresschuhmachermeister | Army Master Shoemaker / Cobbler |
| Heeressportlehrer | Army Sports Instructor |
| Heeresunterförster | Enlisted Forester in the Army Forestry Service |
| Heereswerkmeister | NCO in Charge of an Army Workshop |
| Heizer | Fireman / Stoker |
| Hilfsbeobachter | Assistant Observer |
| Hilfsprüfer | Assistant Controller |
| Hiwi (Hilfswilliger) | Foreign Volunteer for Military Service |
| Holzarbeiter | Wood Worker |
| Inspektor (technische and nichttechnische) | Official in Technical or Non-Technical Trade |
| Intendant | Administrative Services Official [ranking as Colonel] |
| Intendanturamtmann | Member of an Army Administrative Services Department [ranking as an enlisted man] |
| Intendanturassessor | Administrative Services Official [ranking as Captain] |
| Intendanturasinspektor | Administrative Services Official [ranking as Lieutenant Colonel] |
| Intendanturrat | Administrative Services Official [ranking as Major] |
| Kanonier | Gunner |
| Kanzleivorsteher | Orderly Room — Head Clerk |
| Kartenzeichner | Cartographer / Map Draughtsman |
| Kartograph | Cartographer |
| Kettenkraftradfahrer | Kettenkrad Driver |
| Klempner | Plumber |
| Koch | Cook |
| Kommandant | Commandant |
| Kommandeur | Commander |
| Kompanieführer | Company Commander |
| Kompanietrossführer | Company Train Leader |
| Kompanietruppführer | Company Headquarters Section Leader |
| Korpsintendant | Army Corps Supply Services Official |
| Korpssattlermeister | Army Corps Master Saddler |
| Kradmelder | Motorcycle Messenger |
| Kraftfahrzeugelektriker | Motor Vehicle Electrician |
| Kraftfahrzeugmotorenschlosser | Motor Vehicle Motor Mechanic |
| Kraftfahrzeugschlosser | Motor Vehicle Mechanic |
| Kraftwagenbeifahrer | Motor Vehicle Co-Driver |
| Kraftwagenfahrer | Motor Vehicle Driver |
| Krankenträger | Stretcher Bearer |
| Kriegsgerichter | Judge Advocate General Branch |
| Kriegsgerichtsrat | Member of Court Martial Committee |
| Laborant | Laboratory Technician |
| Ladeschütze | Loader |
| Lagermeister | NCO in a Depot |
| Lagerwart | Depotman |
| Laufwerkschlosser | Motor Vehicle Running Gear Mechanic |
| Lehrer | Teacher |
| Leiter | Chief Leader |
| Lichtpauser | Photographer |
| Lithograph | Lithographer |
| Magazinmeister | NCO in Charge of a Depot |
| Maler | Painter |
| Mann | Enlisted Man |
| Mannschaft | Enlisted Man / Other Rank |
| Maschinengewehrschütze | Machine Gunner |
| Meldefahrer | Messenger (driving a motor vehicle) |
| Melder | Messenger / Runner |
| Meldereiter | Messenger (horse-mounted) |
| Ministerial Direktor | Minister and Head of a Government Ministry |
| Ministerialamtsgehilfe | Administration Clerical Official in a Ministry |
| Ministerialbürodirektor | Administration Official in a Ministry |
| Ministerialdirigent | Administrative Official in a Ministry (Usually of Generalleutnant Rank) |
| Ministerialkanzleivorsteher | Administration Official — Head Clerk in a Ministry |
| Ministerialoberamtsgehilfe | Senior Administration Clerical Official in a Ministry |
| Ministerialrat | Advisor to the Minister |
| Ministerialrat (mit den Dienstgradabzeichen des Generales) | Advisor to the Minister with the Rank of General |
| Ministerialregistrator | Registrar in a Ministry |
| Mitarbeiter | Assistant Clerk |
| Motorschlosser | Motor Mechanic |
| Mühlenmeister | Master Miller |
| Munitionskanonier | Ammunition Handler (Artillery) |
| Munitionsschütze | Ammunition Handler |
| Musiker | Bandsman |
| Musikmeister | Band Leader |
| Nachrichtenmechaniker | Signals Technician |
| Nachrichtenoffizier | Signal Officer |
| Nachrichtenunteroffizier | Signal NCO |
| Oberbotenmeister | Senior Messenger |
| Oberfachschullehrer | Teacher in an Advanced Technical School |
| Oberfachschulrat | Principal in a Technical School |
| Oberfachstudiendirektor | Director of Technical Studies |
| Oberfeldapotheker | Apothecary / Pharmacist |
| Oberfeldzahlmeister | Senor Paymaster |
| Oberfuttermeister | Senior Fodder NCO |
| Oberheeresarchivrat | Army Archival Advisor |
| Oberinspektor (technisch and nichttechnisch) | Senior Official in Technical Trade or Non-Technical Trade |
| Oberintendanturrat | Commissariat |
| Oberkartograph | Senior Cartographer |
| Oberkriegsgerichtsrat | Member of Court Martial Committee |
| Oberlagermeister | Senior NCO in a Depot |
| Oberlandwirtschaftsrat | Agricultural Advisor |
| Obermaschinist | Senior Fitter |
| Obermusikinspizient | Director of Army Music |
| Oberregierungsbaurat | Construction or Building Administration Senior Official |
| Oberregierungschemiker | Chemistry Administration Senior Official |
| Oberregierungsrat | Senior Administration Official |
| Oberreichskriegsanwalt | Senior Judge Advocate General |
| Oberreichskriegsanwalt | Senior Attorney in the War Office |
| Obersekretär (technisch und nichttechnisch) | Senior Secretary in Technical and Non-Technical Trade |
| Oberstabsapotheker | Senior Apothecary / Pharmacist |
| Oberstabzahlmeister | Senior Paymaster |
| Oberstabzahlmeister | Senior Administration Official |
| Oberstapotheker | Senior Apothecary / Pharmacist [with Colonel rank] |
| Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat | Senior Member of Court Martial Committee |
| Oberstudiendirektor | Army Education Senior Official |
| Obertrigonometer | Trigonometric Senior Official |
| Oberwaffenmeister | Armourer |
| Oberwerkmeister | Senior Workshop Supervisor |
| Oberzahlmeister | Senior Paymaster |
| Offizier | Officer |
| Ordnanzoffizier | Aide (-de-Camp) (Officer) |
| Ordonnanz | Aid (Enlisted) |
| Panzerbüchsenschütze | Antitank Rifleman |
| Panzerelektromechaniker | Armored Vehicle Electrician |
| Panzerelektroschweisser | Armored Vehicle Arc Welder |
| Panzerführer | Armored Vehicle Commander |
| Panzerfunkwart | Armored Vehicle Radio Repairman |
| Panzergetriebenschlosser | Armored Vehicle Drive Train Mechanic |
| Panzerjägerführer | Antitank Vehicle Commander |
| Panzermotorenschlosser | Armored Vehicle Motor Mechanic |
| Panzerschlosser | Armored Vehicle Mechanic |
| Panzerschützen | Infantryman in an Armored Vehicle |
| Panzerwart | Armored Vehicle Mechanic |
| Peiler | Direction Finder |
| Pferdeführer | Horse Leader (driver on foot guiding the horse(s) of a horse-drawn vehicle) |
| Pferdehalter | Horse Holder (Groom) |
| Pferdewärter | Groom (Horse Holder) |
| Photograph | Photographer |
| Pionier | Pioneer / Engineer / Sapper |
| Planoffizier | Triangulation Officer |
| Postfachkraft | Postal Worker |
| Präparator | Candidate |
| Präsident | President |
| Präsident des Heeresarchives Wien | President of the Army Archives at Vienna |
| Prüfer | Accounts Controller |
| Quartiermeister | Quartermaster |
| Rechner | Calculator |
| Rechnungsführer | Pay Clerk |
| Regierungsbaurat | Construction or Building Administration Official |
| Regierungschemiker | Chemistry Administration Official |
| Regierungsdirektor (Museum Wien) | Administration Director of the Vienna Museum |
| Regierungsrat | Administration Official |
| Regimentsadjutant | Regiment Adjutant |
| Regimentsarzt | Regiment Physician |
| Regimentskommandeur | Regiment Commander |
| Regimentskraftfahroffizier | Regiment Motor Officer |
| Regimentssattlermeister | Regimental Master Saddler |
| Regimentsschreiber | Regiment Headquarters Clerk |
| Regmentsveterinär | Regiment Veterinary Doctor |
| Reichskreigsgerichtswachtmeister | State Judicial Service Orderly NCO |
| Reichskriegsgerichtsrat | Army Court Martial Councillor |
| Richter | Judge |
| Richtkreisunteroffizier | Gun Layer NCO / Gun Director NCO |
| Richtschütze | Gunner |
| Sachbearbeiter | Clerk |
| Sanitätsoffizier | Medical Officer |
| Sanitätsunteroffizier | Medical NCO |
| Sattelpferd | Near Horse |
| Sattler | Saddler / Harness Maker |
| Scherenfernrohrunteroffizier | Scissors Telescope NCO |
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Schirrmeister
(Ch) — Nebel und Gasschutzgerät (Chemie) (F) — Fahrtruppendienst (Fz) — Heeres-Feldzeugdiesnt (K) — Kraftfahrgerät (P) — Pionierdienst (Sch) — Scheinwerfergerät |
Senior Technical Sergeant, (with a Master Certificate), a specialist for
(Ch) — Smoke and Chemical Warfare Equipment (F) — Horse-Drawn Vehicle Equipment (Fz) — Ordnance Equipment (K) — Motor Vehicle Equipment (P) — Engineer Equipment (Sch) — Searchlight Equipment |
| Schleifer | Polisher |
| Schlosser | Mechanic |
| Schmied | Smith |
| Schneider | Tailor |
| Schreiber | Recorder |
| Schumacher / Schuster | Shoemaker / Cobbler |
| Schwadronführer | Company Commander (Cavalry Arm) |
| Schwadrontruppführer | Company Headquarters Section Leader (Cavalry Arm) |
| Schweisser | Welder |
| Sekretär (technisches und nichttechnisches) | Secretary in Technical and Non-Technical Trade |
| Senatspräsident beim Reichskriegsgericht | President of a Court Martial |
| Spähtruppführer | Scout Section Leader |
| Stabsapotheker | Chemist / Pharmacist |
| Stabzahlmeister | Paymaster |
| Staffelführer | Detachment Leader |
| Stellmacher | Cartwright / Wheelwright |
| Stellungsunteroffizier | Gun Position NCO |
| Steuermann | Helmsman (driver of a boat) |
| Studiendirektor | Army Senior Education Official |
| Studienrat | Army Education Official |
| Tankwart | Fuel Handler |
| Technischer Oberamtsmann | Technical Administration Official |
| Tischler | Joiner / Cabinet Maker |
| Trigonometer | Trigonometric Official |
| Trossführer | Train Leader |
| Truppenarzt | Troop Doctor |
| Truppführer | Team Leader |
| Unteroffizier | NCO |
| Urkundsbeamter | Document Clerk |
| Verbindungsoffizier | Liaison Officer |
| Vermessungsamtmann | Survey Official |
| Vermessungsdienst | Measuring Service |
| Verpflegungsmann | Rations Handler |
| Verpflegungsunteroffizier | Rations NCO |
| Verwaltungsamtmann | Administration Official |
| Veterinäroffizier | Veterinary Officer |
| Vorgeschobener Beobachter | Forward Observer |
| Vorhandwerker | Leading Craftsman |
| Vorreiter | Outrider (Escort on horseback of a horse-drawn vehicle) |
| Vorstand der Heeres-Plankammer | Head of the Army Chamber of Planning |
| Vorwarner | Advance Warning Man |
| Wächter | Watchman / Guard |
| Waffenmeister | Armorer |
| Waffenmeistergehilfe | Assistant Armorer |
| Waffenmeisterunteroffizier | Master Armorer NCO |
| Waffenoberrevisor | Senior Armament Official |
| Waffenrevisor | Armament Official |
| Waffenunteroffizier | Armorer NCO |
| Wagenbegleiter | Escort on foot for a horse-drawn vehicle |
| Wagenführer | Leader of the horse-drawn vehicles in the Train |
| Wallmeister | Fortification Official |
| Wehrmachtkriegspfarrer | Chaplain |
| Wehrmachtoberpfarrer | Senior Chaplain to the Forces |
| Wehrmachtpfarrer | Chaplain to the Forces |
| Werferführer | Launcher or Mortar Gunner |
| Werkführer | Foreman |
| Werkmeister | Foreman / Chief Technician (master at arms in charge of weapon repair) |
| Werkstättenvorsteher | Official in Charge of Workshop |
| Wermachtdekan | Senior Chaplain to the Forces, Army Dean |
| Zahlmeister | Paymaster / Finance Officer |
| Zeichner | Draftsman |
| Zeugschmied | Toolsmith (occasionally: Artillery Smith) |
| Zimmermann | Carpenter |
| Zugführer | Platoon Leader |
| Zugtruppführer | Platoon Headquarters Section Leader |
