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Military Administration (Nazi Germany)

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Active
  
1935 – 1945

Allegiance
  
Adolf Hitler

Identification symbol
  
Swastika

Country
  
Nazi Germany

Decorations
  
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Military Administration (Nazi Germany)

During World War II, Nazi Germany created military-led regimes in occupied territories which were known as a Military administration/ Military administration authority . These differed from Reichskommissariate which were led by Nazi Party officials. A Military administration was normally led by a "military commander" (Militärbefehlshaber, official acronym MilBfh.).

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Ranks

Officials of the Military administration, regardless serving in the Wehrmacht, war economy, military education facilities, or in the military-led regimes in occupied territories, etc., wore military rank insignias similar to these of the Wehrmacht, characterised by the main corps colour (de: Hauptfarbe) dark-green, and various secondary colours (de: Nebenfarben) as well.

The ranks and rank insignias of the Military administration were as follows.

  1. General-senior-staff intendant (de: Generaloberstabsintendant [equivalent OF8, three-star rank]); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with genera officer rank
  2. Ministerial director (Ministerialdirektor, equivalent to OF7, two-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with genera officer rank
  3. Corps´ intendant (Korpsintendant, equivalent to OF6, one-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with genera officer rank
  4. Senior-war court principal (Oberkriegsgerichtsrat, equivalent to OF5, colonel rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system
  5. Senior intendancy principal (Oberintendanturrat, equivalent to OF4, lieutenant colonel rank); corps colour "carmine" to officials in staff appointments
  6. Remonte head official (Remontenamtsvorsteher, equivalent to OF3, major rank); corps colour "yellow" to remonte officials
  7. Staff pharmacist (Stabsapotheker, equivalent to OF2, captain rank); corps colour "light green" to army officials of pharmaceuticals
  8. Army judicial inspector (Heeresjustizinspektor, equivalent OF1a, 1st lieutenant rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system
  9. Weapon master (Waffenmeister equivalent OF1b, 2nd lieutenant rank); corps colour "black" to army officials of technical appointment ranks
  10. Army weapon master (Heereswekmeister equivalent WO2, Oberfähnrich (NVA) rank); corps colour "black" to army officials in technical appointment rank
  11. Store master (Magazinmeister equivalent WO2, Fähnrich (NVA) rank); corps colour "black" to army officials in technical appointment rank

Locations

  • Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich»)
  • Military Administration in France (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Frankreich»)
  • Military Administration in Greece (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Griechenland»)
  • Military Administration of Luxembourg (in German: «Militärverwaltung Luxemburg»)
  • Military Administration in Serbia (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Serbien»)
  • Military Administration in the Soviet Union (in German: «Militärverwaltung in der Sowjetunion»), divided into Operational zones («Operationszone Ost») directly behind the front, and Army Rear Areas («Rückwärtige Heeresgebieten») further away.
  • Military Administration in Poland (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Polen»), later divided into territories which were directly annexed into Germany, and the General Government («Generalgouvernement»).

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