Rank, insignia and uniforms of the Reichsheer

==Ranks==
===Enlisted ranks===
*Soldier (Soldat - general title), Gunner (Kanonier – foot artillery), Pioneer (Pionier – pioneer branch). Other unit-specific enlisted ranks were: Fusilier (Füsilier), Grenadier (Grenadier), Huntsman otherwise Light-Infantryman (Jäger), Dragoon (Dragoner), Hussar (Husar), Cuirassier (Kürassier), Uhlan (Ulan), Fusilier Guard (Garde-Füsilier), Grenadier Guard (Garde-Grenadier)
*Lance Corporal (Gefreiter)
*Senior Lance Corporal (Obergefreiter)
===Non-comissioned officers (Junior)===
*Corporal/Sub-Officer (Unteroffizier)
*Sergeant
===Non-comissioned officers (Senior)===
*Deputy Sergeant-Major (Infantry: Vizefeldwebel/Vice-Feldwebel, Cavalry and Artillery: Vizewachtmeister/Vice-Wachtmeister)
*Sergeant-Major (Infantry: Feldwebel, Cavalry and Artillery: Wachtmeister)
*Staff Sergeant Major (Etatmässige Feldwebel)
===Warrant Officers and Officer Cadets===
*Cadet (Fahnenjunker) – served as cadets in the various military academies and schools.
*Ensign (Fähnrich)
*Deputy Officer (Offizierstellvertreter)
*Acting Lieutenant (Feldwebelleutnant)
===Officers (Sub-altern)===
*2nd Lieutenant (Leutnant in the infantry, cavalry and other arms, Feuerwerksleutnant in the artillery)
*First Lieutenant (Oberleutnant, Feuerwerksoberleutnant)
*Staff Captain (Infantry and Artillery: Hauptmann/Kapitän II Klasse, Cavalry: Rittmeister II Klasse)
*Captain (Infantry and Artillery: Hauptmann/Kapitän I Klasse, Cavalry: Rittmeister I Klasse)
===Officers (Staff)===
*Major
*Lieutenant Colonel (Oberstleutnant)
*Colonel (Oberst)
===Officers (General)===
*Major General (Generalmajor)
*Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant)
*General of the Infantry, General of the Cavalry, General of the Artillery (General der Infanterie, General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie)
*Colonel General (Generaloberst)
*General Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall)