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

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

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Ranks (1934–1938)

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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 insignia Name Translation
Generalforstmeister General Forest Master
Oberlandforstmeister Senior country forest master
Landforstmeister Country forest master
Oberforstmeister Senior forest master
Forstmeister Forest master
Forstassessor Forest Assessor
Forstreferendar District forester
Forstamtmann Forestry Office man
Oberförster Senior Ranger
Revierförster Area Ranger
Förster Ranger
  Hilfsförster Auxiliary Ranger
Unterförster Under Ranger
Forstaufseher Forester
No insignia Forstanwärter Forester Candidate
Source:[1]

Ranks (1938–1942)

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Collar insignia Shoulder insignia[2] Name Translation
  Reichsforstmeister Reichs Forest Master
  Generalforstmeister General Forest Master
  Ministerialdirigent Secretary
  Oberlandforstmeister Senior Country Forest Master
  Landforstmeister Country Forest Master
  Oberforstmeister Senior Forest Master
  Forstmeister Forest Master
Forstamtmann Forestry Office man
    Oberförster Senior Ranger
    Revierförster Area Ranger
    Förster Ranger
    Unterförster Under Ranger
    Hilfsförster Auxiliary Ranger
    Forstaufseher Forester
    Forstanwärter Forester Candidate
Source:[1]

Ranks (1942–1945)

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Collar insignia Shoulder insignia[2] Name Translation
  Reichsforstmeister Reichs Forest Master
  Generalforstmeister General Forest Master
  Ministerialdirektor Director of the Ministry
Ministerialdirigent Secretary
  Oberlandforstmeister Senior country forest master
  Landforstmeister Country forest master
Oberforstmeister Senior forest master
  Forstmeister Forest master
Forstassessor Forest Assessor
  Forstreferendar District forester
No insignia Anwärter für den höheren Forstdienst Candidate for the higher forestry service
    Forstamtmann Forestry Office man
  Oberförster Senior Ranger
    Revierförster Area Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger Revierförster Supernumerary Area Ranger
  Revierförsteranwärter Area Ranger Candidate
No insignia Forstlehrling Forestry apprentice
Oberforstwart Senior Forester Ranger
  Forstwart Forest Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger Forstwart Supernumerary Forest Ranger
Forstwartanwärter Forest Ranger Candidate
  Forstaufseher Forester
Source:[1]

References

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Citations

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

Bibliography

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