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English: Handbook on German Army Identification (1943)
  • Page 45: Rank insignia of the Navy (Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine): Sleeve badges, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes
See Uniforms and awards and decorations of the Kriegsmarine
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  • American military guide for identifying the uniforms and insignia of the enemy soldiers, etc. of Nazi Germany (the Third Reich) during World War II.
The book includes line illustrations, photos, and text briefly describing the uniforms, insignia, and organization of the armed forces, including the army (Wehrmacht Heer), air force (Luftwaffe), and navy (Kriegsmarine), as well as the paramilitary organizations of the Nazi Party, such as NSDAP political leaders, the Sturmabteilung (SA, Stormtroopers, brownshirts), Schutsztaffel (SS), Deutsches Jungvolk, Hitlerjugend (HJ, Hitler Youth), Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, National Labor Service), and the armed Waffen-SS.
The book, which was issued by the United States War Department and prepared at the Military Intelligence Training Center in Camp Ritchie, Maryland in 1943, also includes an appendix on traffic laws and signs in war time Germany.
  • Unidentified (uncredited, unlisted, unknown or anonymous) illustrator and designer. No known copyright restrictions.
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Author United States War Department; Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland

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