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	German art - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about German art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		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)

	Trenches on the Web - Special: Rank Insignia of the German Army, 1914-1918
		The modernized uniform standards maintained the rank insignia for Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers, most of which had been in use since the 18th Century Almost immediately after the start of the war, the German High Command realized that the pre-war uniform standards could not be maintained.
		NCO's rank insignia was mostly confined to rings of lace around the cuff, and lace edging and buttons on the collar.
		This short discussion was intended to give an overview of the various rank insignia used by Active units of the German Army of 1914-1918.
	www.worldwar1.com /sfgrank.htm (1773 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.
		In the German Army, the first sergeant is referred to as the “Father of the Company." He is the provider, the disciplinarian, the wise counselor, the tough and unbending foe, the confidant, the sounding board, everything that we need in a leader during our personal success or failure.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/intro/enlist.htm (1437 words)

	Chile Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		The German influence is predominant in the army's uniforms (which are gray) and insignia, whereas the navy's uniforms (which are blue) and insignia and the air force's uniforms (which are blue-gray) and insignia resemble those of their British and United States counterparts (see fig.
		Army rank insignia that are based on a series of gold or silver stars on shoulder straps or shoulder plaits are used for ranks up to and including that of brigadier, an unusual transitory grade between that of colonel and brigadier general.
		Although a brigadier has the rank of coronel and wears the three stars of a coronel on the shoulder boards, a brigadier wears a general's national coat of arms and laurel leaves on the collar.
	www.photius.com /countries/chile/national_security/chile_national_security_uniforms_ranks_and~7218.html (492 words)

	Responsibilities
		In the German Army, all Mannschaften were considered private soldiers, not non-commissioned officers, and as such had no command responsibilities, generally speaking.
		The rank title for a private in the infantry was Schütze; in late 1942 this was changed to Grenadier by order of Hitler, who wanted to associate the Army with the forces commanded by Frederick the Great, a personal hero of his.
		The rank of Oberfeldwebel was usually associated with support trades, and the highest appointment in a German infantry company for an NCO was that of Hauptfeldwebel.
	www.deutschesoldaten.com /ranks/responsibilities.htm (543 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Special: The Organization of the German Army, August 1914
		The German Army of 1914 went to war armed with the reputation of more than 60 years of victorious campaigns from the 19th and early 20th Century.
		The main military unit of the German army was the infantry regiment, some still carried the traditional names of Fusilier, Musketeer, and Grenadier.
		The German army was famous for its complicated chain of command.
	www.worldwar1.com /sfgarmy.htm (1555 words)

	Army British Insignia Officer Rank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Army British Enlisted Insignia Rank Typical ranks for this level are (Army) captains, who typically lead companies and smaller units Lieutenant Company grade officers will also fill staff roles in some units.
		Trenches on the WebSpecial: Rank Insignia of the German Army, 19141918...
		Military Rank Immediately beneath the legate were six tribunes of the soldiers (tribuni militum), five of whom would be senior officers and one a nobleman who was headed for the Senate.
	www.rank-area.com /army-british-insignia-officer-rank_744.html (819 words)

	Military Rank, Operations, & Feudal Hierarchy
		The army ranks are mainly those of the United States Army, and the naval ranks those of the United States Navy but with considerable historical background in the (British) Royal Navy.
		Nevertheless, a special supreme rank, "General of the Armies of the United States," was created for William Tecumseh Sherman in 1869, and this was conferred postumously on Grant in 1885.
		German Kingdom formed in the 9th century, the leaders of the old German tribal regions (Saxony, Franconia, Bavaria, etc.) and some comparable territories (Lorraine) came to be called dux (German Herzog).
	www.friesian.com /rank.htm (11818 words)

	BCX-III, Inc
		German Navy Petty Officers and Senior Petty officers were distinguished by wearing arm badges bearing a sea anchor with, in the case of a senior (chief) Petty officer's version, a chevron beneath the anchor.
		Pair of brass rank insignia from an estate of a WWII veteran who attained the rank of Major while serving in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer in the Philippines.
		The branch insignia are one inch wide and hall marked with a shield and Meyers Metal with the same M being used for both words with the word Metal being underneath the name Meyers.
	www.bcx-iii.com /insignia.htm (1144 words)

	Lone Sentry: TM-E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces: Auxiliary Forces and Semi-Military Organizations: ...
		While many of these troops were intended to have insignia peculiar to their organization, it has not been possible in practice to manufacture and issue the necessary uniforms and insignia.
		The insignia for these forces may be grouped into three sets: those for the Eastern Legions (Ostlegionen), those for the Russian and Ukranian Armies of Liberation (with rank insignia after the Russian style), and those for Cossack units.
		German State Police uniforms may readily be differentiated from Army uniforms by proper identification of the Police coat.
	www.lonesentry.com /manuals/tme30/ch9sec6.html (757 words)

	Uniforms and Accoutrements Reference Books
		The book comprises three main sections: Rank and Rank Insignia lays a basis for the succeeding parts of the book by explaining the rank hierarchy of the German Army, and extensive tables are provided by which a comparison may be drawn between the German ranks and their Allied equivalents.
		For German Army Uniforms and Insignia he had access to official papers, army orders and clothing regulations; the result is a volume that remains the most complete and authoritative work on the subject ever published.
		They go on to describe the uniforms, rank by rank and nation by nation, from the splendor of the admiral in full dress, through each rank in full dress and undress versions until, at the bottom of the scale we find the starkly functional clothing of the ordinary seaman.
	arms2armor.com /Books/unifacco.htm (1987 words)

	Awards and Promotions
		While other other Armies had distinctions between privates, in the German Army all privates were basically the same, thus the German rank structure, while comparable to other Armies is not an exact fit.
		For instance, the Rank of Gefreiter is roughly equivalent to a Lance Corporal or Private First Class in the US Army, yet the responsibilities assigned to the Gefrieter are more in line with a Junior NCO (Corporal).
		German Medals tended be awarded based on continuous acts of valour or merit above what was expected as opposed to isolated acts of service.
	blindkat.hegewisch.net /voss/gefreiter.html (1169 words)

	Insignia, girl scout insignia, star trek insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Insignia are especially used as an emblem of a specific or general authority.
		Rank insignia charts for the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, as well as general information about military rank/rate and...
		Images of hundreds of flashes, badges, rank insignia and brassards used by the Irish Defence Forces, past and present.
	www.folkstones.net /insignia.html (951 words)

	Original WW2 Red Army and Soviet uniform: tunics, jackets, camo and etc.
		This is the war time used tunic, sleeve insignia was removed from this jacket, or maybe never was used, the gimnasterka originally is NCO type, but normally they were in use by commanders also.
		Russian Red Army M35 armored troops everyday captains jacket, grey gabardine cloth, completed with the tag of the maker inside of the inside pocket.
		Note, the left pocket has special document pocket, inside of normal pocket (showed on the picture), this type of pocket was usually attached to the pre- war M35 gimnastrkas.
	aboutww2militaria.com /rus_uniforms.htm (685 words)

	Austro-Hungarian Military Rank Flags
		This is not described by Siegel (1912) - however, it may be that it was added to the rank system after 1912 when Siegel was writing.
		The rank flag with eagles instead of stars was used by full generals in command of field armies, whereas a full general in command of a corps or in some other subordinate appointment would use the flag with three stars.
		The information I have on Austro-Hungarian rank flags is virtually all from Baumgartner's Die Entwicklung der Österreichischen Marineflagge [bmg77]: He gives the adoption date of 1894 (source: Flaggen-Normale der k.u.k Kriegsmarine 1896 (supp.1902)--in use to 1918).
	flagspot.net /flags/ah^rank.html (561 words)

	Insignia - California State Library - History and Culture - State Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Guidant is informing physicians of two separate failure modes in its Insignia and Nexus families of pacemakers.
		Between the chevrons and the eagle is an insignia indicating the Sailor's job Insignia are silver on blue uniforms and Navy blue on white uniforms.
		The NASA Insignia (more commonly referred to as the "meatball") reflects the history and The NASA Logo should never be used with the NASA Insignia.
	www.wisespider.com /?q=insignia (390 words)

	History of Army CW5 Insignia - USAWOA Online
		The army had no such grades of course but it was confident that Congress would eventually approve one or both of the new senior warrant officer grades.
		The Army was well aware that the legislative process for the new CW5 grade was going to be long and involved, however, the need to put people to work in the new senior warrant officer positions couldn't wait.
		The original plan had been to simply procure and issue the CW5 insignia that had already been officially approved in 1970; however, by this time there were new members on the DA staff, who had their own ideas, and they proposed a new plan to the CSA.
	www.penfed.org /USAWOA/Hist_Army_CW5_Insignia.htm (1279 words)

	The SocioWeb: Sociology Books » Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945
		What this book does is give a very broad overview of the scope of German insignia throughout the Reich - from train conductors to the various branches of the military, the Party, the ladies auxiliary services, and more - even the Legion Condor is included.
		There is a scale bar on each page so one can judge the size of the insignia, all done to scale with each other, plus McGregor has found a technique to actually convey the texture of the embroidery in many cases.
		I was hoping for rank and insignia tables; e.g., a sergeant has so many stripes and a captain has this many bars or whatever.
	www.socioweb.com /sociology-books/book/0713711302 (420 words)

	Comparative military ranks - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		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
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Comparative_military_ranks (170 words)

	German Cloth Insignia
		This is an all-original German Army Panzer hat eagle and cockade insignia for the M-43 and side hat.
		This is an all-original German Army hat eagle and cockade insignia for the M-43 and side hat.
		This is an all-original German Army Todt hat eagle and cockade insignia for the M-43 and side hat.
	www.snyderstreasures.com /pages/germancloth.htm (3395 words)

	Connecticut Valley Insignia (CVI) - WW2 Axis Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This set is designed to cover the sleeve rank insignia for enlisted soldiers of the German Army who served in "tropical" regions, such as North Africa or Italy.
		Three different backing colors of rank chevrons are included: brown (used for wool items such as greatcoats), olive (standard issue), and tan (sun-faded).
		It covers enlisted insignia in the 1938 and 1940 spec, collar insignia for tropical and DAK uniforms, as well as insignia worn by mechanzied infantry units such as panzergrenadiers, sturmartillarie, and recon units.
	www.cvi-insignia.com /heer1.htm (1055 words)

	Imperial German Army NCO Rank Assignments
		Shown next to the individual rank is the pattern of bayonet or sword knot worn by specific ranks.
		It should be noted that the Gefreiter was not an NCO in the accepted term in the German Army.
		The rank of Wachtmeister was used in mounted units and the artillery.
	users.hunterlink.net.au /~maampo/militaer/glenn/nco/NCOs.html (376 words)

	Army Rank Warrant Officer - German Army Rank Insignia - www.armyofdarkness.1newsonline.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A U.S. Army interrogator has been convicted of causing the death of an Iraqi general during a round of questioning more than two years ago.
		An Army judge rejected a defense request Monday to dismiss murder charges against a Fort Carson soldier accused of killing a captured Iraqi general in 2003.
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	www.armyofdarkness.1newsonline.info /german-army-rank-insignia/army-rank-warrant-officer.html (415 words)

	Naval traditions: Names of ranks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is not surprising because our Revolutionary Army was made up of colonial militia units that had been organized and drilled by British methods for many years.
		Revolutionary Army rank insignia, however, did not follow the British patterns but was similar to the insignia used by the French, our allies after 1779.
		Its officers use the same ranks and rank insignia as the Army.
	www.history.navy.mil /trivia/triv04-3.htm (478 words)

	US Insignia - Rank Insignia
		I suspect this may indeed be another collector fantasy akin to that of German re-enactors believing that wool insignia was for wools and BeVo was for HBT's...ya know...fabrics gotta match dude!
		Enlisted rank chevrons had no exact regulations concerning their placement, except that they were to be sewn "between the shoulder and elbow".
		Although these are in unissued condition, many still on their original cards, some have a few scuffs from 60 years of storage.
	www.atthefront.com /us_insig_rank.htm (337 words)

	Stewarts Military Antiques - militaria, collectables, photography and books
		This gives good basic information on how to be a rifleman in the German Army during WWII.
		School of the Soldier, basic weapons instruction, training and rank and insignia.
		This is a first class copy of an extremely rare soldier's handbook on the operation of the standard grenade launcher for the K-98 rifle.
	www.stewartsmilitaryantiques.com /display.php?getcategory=Manuals&session=f4b1bb33dad475439743b40bbd48a1b9 (335 words)

	Western European Products - All Listings
		Due to age the leather was replaced by the Swiss Army in the 1940's, so the only visible dates are on the replaced leather pieces.
		Replica rank insignia screen printed on 100% cotton fabric to original 1942 specifications.
		Replica BeVo woven collar insignia expertly mounted on backing and felt by the fine folks at GD43 inc. These are a real time saver and an inexpensive way to improve your overall impression.
	www.wephaus.com /products.asp?pg=31 (476 words)

	missing-lynx.com - Reviews – Men-At-Arms 407: The German Army in World War I (2) 1915-17
		It is broken down into three main segments, the first of which gives a status report of the ìGerman Empire and Army in 1915î.
		This segment discusses changes in the Army High Command and the organizations of higher formations such as Army Groups, Armies, Corps and Divisions.
		A rank insignia chart is supplied to accompany this segment.
	www.missing-lynx.com /reviews/other/maa407_fdesisto.html (412 words)

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