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

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The ranks and insignia of the German Forest Society (Deutscher Forstverein) were the paramilitary rank system used by the national forest service agency in Nazi Germany. The collar tabs and shoulder boards underlay identified the service. Green for State Forestry Service, gray for Communal Forestry Service, black for Luftwaffe and Heer Forestry Service and brown for Private Forestry Service.[1]

Rank Insignia[]

Ranks (1934–1938)[]

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
RF-Lower ranks h.svg Hilfsförster Auxiliary Ranger
Unterförster Under Ranger
Forstaufseher Forester
No insignia Forstanwärter Forester Candidate
Source:[2]

Ranks (1938–1942)[]

Collar insignia Shoulder insignia[3] Name Translation
RF-Reichsforstmeister collar (1942).svg Reichsforstmeister Reichs Forest Master
RF-Generalforstmeister collar.svg Generalforstmeister General Forest Master
RF-Ministerialdirigent collar.svg Ministerialdirigent Secretary
RF-Oberlandforstmeister collar.svg Oberlandforstmeister Senior Country Forest Master
RF-Landforestmeister collar.svg Landforstmeister Country Forest Master
RF-Oberforestmeister collar.svg Oberforstmeister Senior Forest Master
RF-Forestmeister collar.svg Forstmeister Forest Master
Forstamtmann Forestry Office man
RF-Forstassiessor collar.svg ORPO-Hauptmann h.svg Oberförster Senior Ranger
RF-Reviertorester collar.svg ORPO-Oberleutnant h.svg Revierförster Area Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig collar.svg ORPO-Leutnant h.svg Förster Ranger
RF-Unterforester collar.svg RF-Unterförster h (1938).svg Unterförster Under Ranger
RF-Hilfsforester collar.svg RF-Hilfsförster h (1938).svg Hilfsförster Auxiliary Ranger
RF-Forstaufseher collar.svg RF-Forstaufseher h (1938).svg Forstaufseher Forester
RF-Anwarter collar.svg RF-Lower ranks h.svg Forstanwärter Forester Candidate
Source:[2]

Ranks (1942–1945)[]

Collar insignia Shoulder insignia[3] Name Translation
RF-Reichsforstmeister collar (1942).svg Reichsforstmeister Reichs Forest Master
RF-Generalforstmeister collar.svg Generalforstmeister General Forest Master
RF-Ministerialdirigent collar.svg Ministerialdirektor Director of the Ministry
Ministerialdirigent Secretary
RF-Oberlandforstmeister collar.svg Oberlandforstmeister Senior country forest master
RF-Landforestmeister collar.svg Landforstmeister Country forest master
Oberforstmeister Senior forest master
RF-Oberforestmeister collar.svg Forstmeister Forest master
Forstassessor Forest Assessor
RF-Forestmeister collar.svg Forstreferendar District forester
No insignia Anwärter für den höheren Forstdienst Candidate for the higher forestry service
RF-Forstassiessor collar.svg RF-Landforestmeister h.svg Forstamtmann Forestry Office man
RF-Oberforestmeister h.svg Oberförster Senior Ranger
RF-Reviertorester collar.svg RF-Forestmeister h.svg Revierförster Area Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger Revierförster Supernumerary Area Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig collar.svg Revierförsteranwärter Area Ranger Candidate
No insignia Forstlehrling Forestry apprentice
Oberforstwart Senior Forester Ranger
RF-Reviertorester Auberplanmbig h.svg Forstwart Forest Ranger
Außerplanmäßiger Forstwart Supernumerary Forest Ranger
Forstwartanwärter Forest Ranger Candidate
RF-Forstaufseher collar.svg Forstaufseher Forester
Source:[2]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Reich Forstschutz". German Daggers. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Zoebisch, Stefany. "Forestry rank insignia". Forestry of the Third Reich. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Zoebisch 2015, p. 4:16.

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