The General Staff

The Uniforms of Generals and Staff Officers

The officer corps can be split into four main categories :-

 

Class

Rank

General Officers

   General-Feldmarschall

   General

   Generalleutnant

   Generalmajor

Field Officers

   Oberst

   Oberstleutnant

   Major

Captains

   Kapitan

   Rittmeister

Junior Officers

   Stabskapitan

   Stabsrittmeister

   Premierleutnant

   Sekondeleutnant

 

The Generals uniform was closely linked to the styling of the infantry.  The full dress uniform which was seldom worn whilst in the field consisted of the follwoing:-

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