Maate ( Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee, OR-5a/b) = Technical specialist, the equivalent of a Petty Officer.

Matrosen ( Mannschaften, comparable OR-1 to OR-4, NATO) = Seamen enlisted personnel, usually serving for a short term of enlistment.

The basic structure of Kriegsmarine uniforms and insignia was divided into 5 categories of personnel: Kriegsmarine styles of uniform and insignia had many features in common with those of other European navies, all derived from the British Royal Navy of the 19th century, such as officers' frock coats, sleeve braid, and the 'sailor suit' uniform for enlisted personnel and petty officers.īasic structure Navy officer designators used by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War *Engineering (Ing.) Leutnant zur See (comparable to OF-1b, NATO) *Weapons (W.) *Coastal Artillery (M.A.) Oberleutnant zur See (OF1-a) *Mine Warfare (W.) *Signals (N.T.) Kapitänleutnant (OF-2) *Torpedoman (T.) *Medical (S.) Marineoberstabsarzt (OF-3) *Administration (V.) Kriegsmarine uniform design followed that of the preexisting Reichsmarine, itself based on that of the First World War Kaiserliche Marine.

The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II. German Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens during World War II JSTOR ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine' – news

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