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

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.

Rank Insignia

Ranks (1934–1938)

Shoulder insigniaNameTranslation
German: GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
German: OberlandforstmeisterSenior country forest master
German: LandforstmeisterCountry forest master
German: OberforstmeisterSenior forest master
German: ForstmeisterForest master
German: ForstassessorForest Assessor
German: ForstreferendarDistrict forester
German: ForstamtmannForestry Office man
German: OberförsterSenior Ranger
German: RevierförsterArea Ranger
German: FörsterRanger
German: HilfsförsterAuxiliary Ranger
German: UnterförsterUnder Ranger
German: ForstaufseherForester
No insigniaGerman: ForstanwärterForester Candidate
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Ranks (1938–1942)

Collar insigniaShoulder insigniaNameTranslation
German: ReichsforstmeisterReichs Forest Master
German: GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
German: MinisterialdirigentSecretary
German: OberlandforstmeisterSenior Country Forest Master
German: LandforstmeisterCountry Forest Master
German: OberforstmeisterSenior Forest Master
German: ForstmeisterForest Master
German: ForstamtmannForestry Office man
German: OberförsterSenior Ranger
German: RevierförsterArea Ranger
German: FörsterRanger
German: UnterförsterUnder Ranger
German: HilfsförsterAuxiliary Ranger
German: ForstaufseherForester
German: ForstanwärterForester Candidate
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Ranks (1942–1945)

Collar insigniaShoulder insigniaNameTranslation
German: ReichsforstmeisterReichs Forest Master
German: GeneralforstmeisterGeneral Forest Master
German: MinisterialdirektorDirector of the Ministry
German: MinisterialdirigentSecretary
German: OberlandforstmeisterSenior country forest master
German: LandforstmeisterCountry forest master
German: OberforstmeisterSenior forest master
German: ForstmeisterForest master
German: ForstassessorForest Assessor
German: ForstreferendarDistrict forester
No insigniaGerman: Anwärter für den höheren ForstdienstCandidate for the higher forestry service
German: ForstamtmannForestry Office man
German: OberförsterSenior Ranger
German: RevierförsterArea Ranger
German: Außerplanmäßiger RevierförsterSupernumerary Area Ranger
German: RevierförsteranwärterArea Ranger Candidate
No insigniaGerman: ForstlehrlingForestry apprentice
German: OberforstwartSenior Forester Ranger
German: ForstwartForest Ranger
German: Außerplanmäßiger ForstwartSupernumerary Forest Ranger
German: ForstwartanwärterForest Ranger Candidate
German: ForstaufseherForester
Source:[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoebisch . Stefany . Forestry rank insignia . Forestry of the Third Reich . 14 August 2019.