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	Comparative military ranks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another.
		Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Flyers Corps
		Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comparative_military_ranks (155 words)

	Rank Insignia - Enlisted
		The rank of corporal was established in 1775 with the birth of the Army and the NCO Corps.
		Although not the lowest level of rank where command is exercised, this level is the first at which enlisted soldiers are referred to as sergeant, and of all the grades of the NCO, this one, very possibly, has the greatest impact on the lower ranking soldiers.
		Enlisted soldiers who attain the distinction of being selected by the Department of the Army for participation in the command sergeants major program are the epitome of success in their chosen field, in this profession of arms.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/intro/enlist.htm (1437 words)

	Private (rank) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).
		In terms of authority and responsibilities, the rank of Corporal is often seen as more or less equivalent to a Private in the post-Unification armed forces, and the term "Corporal/Private" is often used.
		Before Unification of the Armed Forces, a private wore no insignia regardless of level of training, but could be appointed Lance Corporal, wearing one chevron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Private_(rank) (913 words)

	COMBAT Magazine Library: Why is the Colonel Called Kernal?
		The armed forces does not have a handy booklet explaining the origin and history of the ranks and insignia of the military.
		For some ranks, such as Major or Second Lieutenant, the size of these epaulette or the size of the fringes were the main clues of rank, since those officers did not wear insignia.
		Updating of the rank of Sergeant was done with the assistance of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, TX on 1 March 1999.
	www.combat.ws /S4/LIBRARY/COLONEL.HTM (9566 words)

	Corporal - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Unteroffizier is the German word for Corporal and has existed as a military rank since at least the 18th century.
		In the Norwegian Defence Force, promotion to the rank of Korporal is used as a way to acknowledge soldiers who have done a good job in their service, without giving them any real authority.
		It is the most common rank held by conscript soldiers,who are usually promoted to the rank near the end of their national service term.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Corporal (1146 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> sergeant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The rank of Sergeant or its equivalent is common to the police of many countries.
		The rank insignia of a Sergeant is three gold chevrons, point down, surmounted by a gold maple leaf.
		Colour Sergeant in the Canadian Forces is not a rank of Sergeant, but a Warrant Officer of a Foot Guards regiment â” specifically, the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/sergeant (1914 words)

	Corporal - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corporal (Cpl) is the second rank of non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, falling between Lance Corporal and Sergeant.
		There is no actual rank of corporal however, and the ranks progress directly from Lance Corporal to Lance Corporal of Horse (who is effectively equivalent to a corporal).
		In the Norwegian Armed Forces, promotion to the rank of Korporal is used as a way to acknowledge soldiers who have done a good job in their service, without giving them any real authority.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Corporal (497 words)

	German art - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about German art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the 20th century, expressionism began as an almost entirely German movement; Dada was founded in Switzerland; and the Bauhaus school of art and design was influential worldwide.
		Many prehistoric artefacts have been found in Germanic areas, and a wealth of Celtic works remain, but it was not until the Ottonian era that a distinctively national style emerged.
		He twice visited Venice and was strongly influenced by the Renaissance art he saw there, though the influence was mainly confined to his paintings and was not wholly beneficial, as may be seen in his two panels of apostles in Munich.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /German+art (1500 words)

	German Armed Forces enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Officer candidateship is indicated by a silver string worn across the usual insignia, like with the Fahnenjunker and Fähnrich, while UA is indicated in a straight white bar above the angular ones.
		It is indicated by a gold string worn across the usual insignia.
		The anchors and stars on the Marine insignia indicate the career of the bearer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_Armed_Forces_enlisted_rank_insignia (191 words)

	NATO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Finally in 1966 all French armed forces were removed from NATO’s integrated military command and all non-French NATO troops were forced to leave France.
		In April 1999, at the Washington summit, a German proposal that NATO adopts a no-first-use nuclear strategy is rejected.
		Iceland, the sole NATO member that does not have its own military force (the Icelandic Defense Force being the US Military contingent permanently stationed in Iceland), joined on the condition that they would not be expected to establish one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NATO (4475 words)

	German Army Military Personnel Positions, Functions, and Ranks Discussed
		German wartime officer ranks were permanent, which often made it impossible for German officers to be promoted to the higher rank which their wartime billet would actually have warranted.
		It was not unusual for senior enlisted men to become involved in combat when the need arose, although the German Army considered it a waste of skilled manpower to use these highly trained and experienced men for this purpose.
		Their duties, at least at field and company level, could lead to armed encounters with enemy forces, and they were all armed with pistols.
	niehorster.orbat.com /011_germany/symbols/_billets_discussed.htm (954 words)

	Private (rank) - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).
		The usage of private as a military rank dates from the 18th century, when the army of Napoleon Bonaparte first established the permanent rank of private.
		In terms of authority and responsibilities, the rank of corporal is often seen as equivalent in the post-Unification armed forces, and the term "Corporal/Private" is often used.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Private_(rank) (843 words)

	Comparative military ranks: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading seniority and command within military organizations....
		The armed forces of a state are its military organization....
		Japanese military ranks were broadly divided into those of the imperial japanese navy and the imperial japanese army....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /enc3/comparative_military_ranks (734 words)

	Sergeant - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These ranks, Staff Sergeant through Sergeant Major, are always referred to by their full rank and never merely as "Sergeant" although Gunnery Sergeants are commonly addressed as "Gunney Sergeant" or simply "Gunney".
		The rank is used in both the Army and Air Force.
		In the Polish Navy, the equivalent is Bosman (literally Boatswain), and in the artillery it is Bombardier or Ogniomistrz (literally Firemaster).
	www.voyager.in /Sergeant (1164 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Special: The German Pickelhaube, 1914-1916
		This was a common practice of courtesy among the aristocracy in the pre-war German, Austrian and British armies and navies.
		The right kokade is the German National kokade, and the left kokade is the Prussian Land Kokade, fl, white, fl, being the state colors of Prussia.
		Even though the German army used the stahlhelm in greater numbers and for a longer time on the Western Front, it is the pickelhaube that invokes the memory of the German soldier during First World War.
	www.worldwar1.com /sfgph.htm (1991 words)

	Enlisted - toolbbs.com Info About Enlisted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Both enlisted and officer careers provide rewarding experiences, educational and training benefits, and competitive compensation.
		Enlisted Marines who are affected by this transition and are attending a regional Enlisted Marines who are taking the course by MCI must contact the
		The Ranks used on this forum is the 1939-1942 German Wehrmacht ranks.
	toolbbs.com /?q=enlisted (506 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Comparative military ranks Rank is a system of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force.
		Army, Army Group and Theater are all large units which vary significantly between armed forces in size and hierarchy position.
		Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force.
	comparative_military_ranks.iqexpand.com (235 words)

	Corporal : search word
		The German Navy has also periodically maintained a rank known as Matrosengefreiter, translated as "Seaman Corporal", and equivalent to a Leading Seaman.
		During World War I and World War II, Gefreiter was considered more to be a lance corporal, with the rank of full corporal known as Unteroffizier, ranking between an American sergeant and corporal and approximately equivalent to a British corporal in responsibility.
		One of the most famous holders of the rank of Gefreiter was Adolf Hitler, who held the rank in the Bavarian Infantry during World War I.
	www.searchword.org /co/corporal.html (883 words)

	Comparative military ranks - Gurupedia
		A Warrant Officer in UK Services is a senior enlisted rank not comparable to the various grades of Warrant Officer in the US.
		Note about ranks: if the ranks of the IDF are to be translated one-to-one to Western ranks then a "Rav Aluf" is equivalent to
		But since Rav Aluf in Israel is the high commander of the army (including air force and navy), the translation of it as "General" is more appropriate.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/co/comparative_military_ranks.htm (535 words)

	Uniforms: German
		The complex evolution of the insignia, the ranking and piping systems, the various organizational and school headgear styles, plus full documentation and detail-filled photos grace this large 512 page reference.
		Close-up of insignia are prominent and often the accompanying uniform is displayed with the helmet.
		The assault troops ranked among the elite units of the Austro-Hungarian army and permanently influenced the image of the soldier in the static and trench warfare of the First World War.
	www.aberdeenbookstore.com /uniforms_german.htm (11317 words)

	The Collector's Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		1935 as the third branch of service of the Armed Forces it adopted the shoulder board/strap rank insignia that had been utilized by its civilian forerunner the Deutscher Luftsport Verband, (German Air Sports League).
		The shoulder straps were worn in matching pairs and indicated the branch of service and rank of the wearer.
		Of Note: Enlisted flak artillery personnel’s shoulder straps indicate the ranks of, Kanonier, Gefreiter, Obergefreiter and Hauptgefreiter/Stabsgefreiter inclusively.
	www.germanmilitaria.com /Luftwaffe/photos/L02154.html (279 words)

	German Enlisted Ranks
		Enlisted Ranks of the Army, SS and Luftwaffe
		This resource page shows the enlisted ranks of the army, SS and the air force.
		The tables show the proper insignia that are worn on the collar, shoulder and sleeve (if need be).
	www.lostbattalions.com /Resources/GermanEMRanks.html (101 words)

	☞ military - Military Rank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading...
		To the outsider, military rank is at once baffling and yet readily understandable once you learn the...
		Includes details on military rank insignia, medals and ribbons, images, forums, quotes, glossaries, and more regarding the United StatesÂ¿ armed forces.
	www.all-military.info /militaryrank (633 words)

	France Page
		While the French were occasionally forced to rely upon trade and cooperation with their Spanish counterparts, it is likely that the Pensacola settlement would have failed without aid and support from French Mobile.
		The regulation and design of marked buttons for the various components and ranks of the French armed forces progressed rapidly through time until a plethora of different button designs evolved to identify and distinguish every regular and auxiliary constituent element of that nation's military establishment.
		French "White metal" enlisted issue uniform buttons were usually made of a conventional or "lighter than usual" brass or bronze alloy coated with an inexpensive but attractive mixture of tin and mercury to impart a silver-like, or "white", appearance.
	www.artifacts.org /francepage.htm (4804 words)

	Western Front Association - Len's Bookshelf, Non-Fiction, Current-2004-05
		The dictatorship of the duumvirate and their impact on German society, economy and politics from 1916 to 1918 and beyond.
		Macdonald served as chief of Canadian overseas nursing during WWI with the rank of Major, the first such appointment for a woman in the British Empire.
		Tannenburg: Erich Ludendorff and the Defense of the Eastern German Border in 1914
	www.wfa-usa.org /new/lens_new.htm (8975 words)

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	EAST GERMAN INSIGNIA
		Enlisted ranks $3.00,Sergeant $4.00,Staff sergeant $5.00,Warrant officer $10.00,
		Army enlisted ranks branch of service sleeve patches
		East German Army/Air Force officers augliette in box.
	www.tridentmilitary.com /EG-Insignia.htm (260 words)

	Comparative military ranks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		For a comparison of major participants in the First and Second World War see:
		OF-10 ranks in the United States can only be attained during war time.
		The rank of Junior Corporal is used by the RAF Section of the Combined Cadet Force as an equivalent to OR-3.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/comparative-military-ranks.html (915 words)

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