Military Administration (Nazi Germany)

Militärverwaltung
Military Administration
The Reichsadler
Active1935 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
AllegianceAdolf Hitler
DecorationsSee the full list
Insignia
Identification
symbol		Swastika

During World War II, Nazi Germany created military-led regimes in occupied territories which were known as a Military administration or Military administration authority (German: Militärverwaltung).[1] These differed from Reichskommissariate which were led by Nazi Party officials.[2] A Military administration was normally led by a "military commander" (Militärbefehlshaber, official acronym MilBfh.).[3]

Ranks

See also: Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945) § Corps colours of the Heeresverwaltung

Officials of the Military administration, regardless of service in the Wehrmacht, war economy, military education facilities, or in the military-led regimes in occupied territories, wore military rank insignias similar to those of the Wehrmacht. These were characterised by the main corps colour (de: Hauptfarbe) dark green, and various secondary colours (de: Nebenfarben) as well.

Here are a select few of the ranks in the Military administration:

  1. General-senior-staff intendant (de: Generaloberstabsintendant [equivalent OF8, three-star rank]); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank[4]
  2. Ministerial director (Ministerialdirektor, equivalent to OF7, two-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank[4]
  3. Corps´ intendant (Korpsintendant, equivalent to OF6, one-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank[4]
  4. Senior-war court principal (Oberkriegsgerichtsrat, equivalent to OF5, colonel rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system[4]
  5. Senior intendancy principal (Oberintendanturrat, equivalent to OF4, lieutenant colonel rank); corps colour "carmine" to officials in staff appointments[4]
  6. Remonte head official (Remontenamtsvorsteher, equivalent to OF3, major rank); corps colour "yellow" to remonte officials[4]
  7. Staff pharmacist (Stabsapotheker, equivalent to OF2, captain rank); corps colour "light green" to army officials of pharmaceuticals[4]
  8. Army judicial inspector (Heeresjustizinspektor, equivalent OF1a, 1st lieutenant rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system[4]
  9. Weapon master (Waffenmeister equivalent OF1b, 2nd lieutenant rank); corps colour "black" to army officials of technical appointment ranks[5]
  10. Store master (Magazinmeister equivalent WO2, Fähnrich (NVA) rank); corps colour "black" to army officials in technical appointment rank[5]


Locations

See also

Notes

  1. ^ On rank insignias of the German "Heeresverwaltung - HV" (en: Heere´s/Army administration) the metallic HV-letters (de: HV abbreviation to "Heeresverwaltung") were replaced by the reichsadler with swastika, to indicate the membership to the German Military administration authority (de: Militärverwaltung).

References

  1. ^ Mazower 2008, p. 145.
  2. ^ Kitchen 2011, pp. 78–79.
  3. ^ Tooze 2006, p. 367.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Keubke, Klaus-Ulrich (1990). Uniformen der Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR 1956–1986. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus. ISBN 978-3327007310.
  5. ^ a b Suter, Thomas J.; Suter, David A. (2012). German Army Shoulder Straps and Boards 1933–1945. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764340376.

Sources

  • Kitchen, Martin (8 April 2011). A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present. Quellen u. Darstellungen zur Zeitgeschichte [Sources and Presentations on Contemporary History] (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-65581-8.
  • Mazower, Mark (2008). Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe (1st ed.). London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-713-99681-4.
  • Tooze, Adam (2006). The Wages of Destruction. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-7139-9566-4.
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