der Artillerie. In 1935 the Wehrmacht added the ranks of General der Panzertruppe (tank troops), General der Gebirgstruppen (mountain troops), General...

The ranks of the German Armed Forces, (in German: Bundeswehr), were set up by the President with the Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Dienstgradbezeichnungen...

The rank insignia of the Federal Defence Forces (Bundeswehr) indicate rank and branch of service in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe)...

(General der Nachrichtentruppe) General of the panzer troops (General der Panzertruppe) General of the engineers (General der Pioniere) General of the medical...

German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr together with the Marine (German Navy) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force)...

characterized as following: The Armoured military forces consist of the Panzertruppe and the Panzergrenadiertruppe. [...] Due to the mobility and protection...

surrendering to the Allies. He was asked to become Inspector General of the Bundeswehr as West Germany was re-arming in 1957, but declined to take the post when...

for providing armed service. In the Federal armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr) it can be the collective term to any person in uniform, e.g. Officers...

October 2007. Freundeskreis der Offiziere der Panzertruppe, ed. (2006), 50 Jahre Panzertruppe der Bundeswehr (in German), Uelzen: Verlag Schneider, ISBN 3-935107-05-6...

Artillerietruppe): Geschützführer (commander of a gun crew) Armoured troops (de: Panzertruppe): Panzerkommandant (crew commander of an armoured vehicle / battle tank)...

War II and the postwar Bundeswehr, as well as a civilian jurist in the German Federal service. As an officer in the Bundeswehr, he rose to the rank of...

he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as General der Panzertruppe. By early November 1941, Geyr's Panzer Corps commanded the 3rd, 4th,...

the new name for the post-World War II West German armed forces, the Bundeswehr. Hasso von Manteuffel began his military career during the First World...

II and son of Walther von Lüttwitz. After World War II he joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and served as the first commander of the III Corps until his retirement...

22. Jerchel, p. 5. Hilmes, Rolf. "50 Jahre gepanzerte Kampftruppen". Panzertruppe (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 22...

the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron...

Soviets, who held him in captivity until 1955. In 1956, Mäder joined the Bundeswehr, serving with the rank of Brigade general and commanding the Infanterieschule...

Albert Kesselring. On 30 January 1945 he was promoted to General der Panzertruppe. Röttiger was a prisoner of war of the British and Americans from the...

which the XLI Panzer Corps was a part. He was promoted to General der Panzertruppe, backdated to 1 October. The XLI Panzer Corps was embroiled in Operation...

of the 17. Panzer-Division Oak Leaves on 5 April 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general XIV. Panzerkorps Fridd von Senger und Etterlin...

double-breasted jacket worn by crews of tanks and other armored vehicles. When the Panzertruppe were established in 1935 they were issued a distinctive black uniform...

attempt to assassinate him in the 20 July Plot of 1944: General der Panzertruppe Ferdinand Schaal, active in the resistance and imprisoned until the end...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Military service Allegiance  Germany Branch/service Bundeswehr Years of service 1986 - 1994 Unit Army (Heer) / Panzertruppe...

ground troops. The Battle of France was going well, with General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian forcing a crossing of the River Meuse at Sedan on 13 May...

many tankers pinned their skull insignia to their lapels. In 1943 the Panzertruppe were issued their own reed-green HBT summer field uniform. This resembled...

or a conscripted army. His opinion was that the length of service for Bundeswehr conscripts should be at least 18 months, preferably 24 months. His idea...

Kluge's 4th Army through the Ardennes was spearheaded by General der Panzertruppe Guderian's XIX Motorised Corps on the left and Hoth's corps on the right...

Bundeswehr Zurück auf dem Weg zurück in altes militärisches Denken und Handel" (PDF), Konferenz Rommel und das Traditionsverständnis der Bundeswehr Bielefeld...

The arrival of the German Afrika Korps under command of General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel highlighted the weaknesses of the British approach: the...

active in advising on the redevelopment of the West German army, the Bundeswehr. In 1956, Frießner wrote Verratene Schlachten (Betrayed Battles), a memoir...