Military heraldry of Germany

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MILITARY HERALDRY OF GERMANY

General

• Heeresamt (Army Administration Department), Germany
  • Heeresamt Section 3, Germany
  • Heeresamt Section 5, Germany
  • Heeresamt Section 13, Germany
• Armed Forces Command East - Coordination Staff, Germany
• Territorial Defence Command, Germany
• Territorial Command North, Germany
  • HQ Territorial Command North, Germany
• Territorial Command East, Germany
• Territorial Command Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • HQ Territorial Command Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Territorial Command South, Germany
  • HQ Territorial Command South, Germany
• Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr, Germany
  • Medical Leadership Command, Germany
  • Medical Command I, Germany
  • Medical Command II, Germany
  • Medical Command III, Germany
  • Medical Command IV, Germany
  • Medical Training Regiment, Germany
  • Medical Regiment 1, Germany
  • Medical Regiment 2, Germany
  • Medical Regiment 3 Alb-Donau, Germany
  • Rapid Intervention Forces Medical Service Command, Germany
• Technical Evaluation Command, Germany
• Office of Static Logistic Establishments, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
• State Command of Bremen, Germany
• State Command of Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
• State Command of Berlin, Germany
• State Command of Brandenburg, Germany
• State Command of Baden-Württenberg, Germany
• State Command of Hamburg, Germany
• State Command of Hessen (Hesse), Germany
• State Command of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
• State Command of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
• State Command of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• State Command of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• State Command of Saarland, Germany
• State Command of Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany
• State Command of Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
• State Command of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• State Command of Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany

Army

• Army Command, German Army
• Defence Area Command I
• I Corps
• I Corps (Old), German Army
• II Corps, German Army
• III Corps, German Army
• IV Corps, German Army
• 1st Air Landing Division
  • Air Landing Brigade 25 Schwarzwald, German Army
  • Air Landing Brigade 26 Saarland, German Army
  • Air Landing Brigade 27 Lipperland (and 31 Oldenburg), German Army
• 1st Mountain Division, German Army
  • Mountain Jaeger Brigade 22, German Army
  • Mountain Jaeger Brigade 23 Bayern, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 24, German Army
• 1st Armoured Divsion, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 1 (later Armoured Training Brigade 9), German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 2, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 3, German Army
• 2nd Armoured Grenadier Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 4, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 5 Kurhessen, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 6, German Army
• 3rd Armoured Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 7 Hansestadt Hamburg, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 8 Lüneburg, German Army
  • Armoured Training Brigade 9, German Army
• 4th Armoured Grenadier Brigade, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 10, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 11 Bayerwald, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 12 Oberpfalz, German Army
• 5th Armoured Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 13, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 14 Hessischer Löwe, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 15 Westerwald, German Army
• 6th Armoured Grenadier Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 16 Herzogtum Lauenburg, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 17, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 18 Holstein, German Army
• 7th Armoured Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 19 Münsterland, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 20 Märkisches Sauerland, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 21 Lipperland, German Army
• 10th Armoured Division, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 28, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 29 Südbaden-Hohenzollern, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 30 Alb-Brigade, German Army
• 11th Armoured Grenadier Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 31 Oldenburg, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 32, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 33 Celle, German Army
• 12th Armoured Division, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 34 Koblenz, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 35, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 36 Mainfranken, German Army
• 13th Armoured Grenadier Division, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 37 Freistaat Sachsen, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 38 Sachsen-Anhalt, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 39 Thüringen, German Army
• 14th Armoured Grenadier Division Hanse, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 40 Mecklenburg, German Army
  • Armoured Grenadier Brigade 41 Vorpommern, German Army
  • Armoured Brigade 42 Brandenburg, German Army
• Rapid Forces Division, German Army
  • Special Forces Commmand, German Army
  • 1st Air Landing Brigade, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 51, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 52, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 53, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 54, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 55, German Army
• Home Defence Brigade 56, German Army

Armoured Units

• 14th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 21st Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 23rd Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 24th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 25th (later 153rd) Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 34th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 54th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 84th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 93rd Armoured Training Battalion, German Army
• 214th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 284th Armoured Battalion, German Army
• 333rd Armoured Battalion, German Army

Artillery

• Artillery Regiment 1, German Army
• Artillery Regiment 2, Germany Army
• Artillery Regiment 5, German Army
• Artillery Regiment 6, German Army
• Artillery Regiment 12, German Army
• Field Artillery Battalion 635, German Army
• Field Artillery Battalion 645, German Army

Parachute Units

• Parachute Jaeger Regiment 26, German Army
• Parachute Jaeger Regiment 31, German Army

Reconnaissance Units

• 3rd Reconnaissance Training Battalion, German Army
• 6th Reconnaissance Battalion Holstein, German Army
• 7th Reconnaissance Battalion, German Army
• 8th Reconnaissance Battalion, German Army
• 13th Reconnaissance Battalion, German Army
• 910th Reconnaissance Battalion, German Army

Field Replacement and Training Units

• 21st Field Replacement Battalion, German Army
• 24th Field Replacement Battalion, German Army
• 25th Field Replacement Battalion, German Army
• 54th Field Replacement Battalion, German Army
• 85th Field Training Regiment, German Army
• 88th Field Training Regiment, German Army
• 89th Field Training Regiment, German Army

Maintenance Units

• Maintenance Command I, German Army
• Maintenance Command II, German Army
• Maintenance Command III, German Army
• 1st Maintenance Regiment, German Army
• 5h Maintenance Regiment, German Army
• 7th Maintenance Regiment, German Army
• 41st Maintenance Regiment, German Army
• 70th Maintenance Regiment, German Army
• 2nd Maintenance Battalion, German Army
• 3rd Maintenance Battalion, German Army
• 4th Maintenance Battalion, German Army
• 6th Maintenance Battalion, German Army
• 7th Maintenance Battalion, German Army

Military Police and Security Units

• 451st Military Police Battalion, German Army
• 720th Military Police Battalion, German Army
• 732nd Military Police Battalion, German Army
• 743rd Military Police Battalion, German Army
• 100th Security Battalion, Germany Army
• 481st Security Battalion, German Army

Engineer Units

• 1st Armoured Pioneer Battalion, German Army
• 4th Armoured Pioneer Battalion, German Army
• 130th Heavy Pioneer Battalion, German Army
• 130th Amphibious Pioneer Battalion, German Army
• 902nd Pioneer Battalion, German Army
• 862nd Pontoon Bridge Battalion, German Army

Navy

• Fleet Command, German Navy
• Naval Support Command, German Navy
• Naval Office (Marineamt), German Navy
• Naval Operations School, German Navy
• Sea Battalion, German Navy
• Fast Missile Boat Flottila, German Navy
  • 1st Fast Missile Boat Squadron, German Navy
  • 2nd Fast Missile Boat Squadron, German Navy
  • 3rd Fast Missile Boat Squadron, German Navy
  • 5th Fast Missile Boat Squadron, German Navy
  • 7th Fast Missile Boat Squadron, German Navy
• 1st Corvette Squadron, German Navy

Air Force

• Air Force Command, German Air Force
• Air Force Office, German Air Force
• Air Traffic Office of the Bundeswehr, German Air Force
• Air Force Training Command, German Air Force
• Air Transport Command, German Air Force
• Air Force Troop Command, German Air Force
• Air Force Officer School, German Air Force
• 1st Air Force Division, German Air Force
• 2nd Air Force Division, German Air Force
• 3rd Air Force Division, German Air Force
• 4th Air Force Division, German Air Force
• 31st Tactical Air Force Wing Boelcke, German Air Force
• 33rd Tactical Air Force Wing, German Air Force
• 34th Fighter-Bomber Wing Allgäu, German Air Force
• 38th Fighter-Bomber Wing Friesland, German Air Force
• 41st Fighter-Bomber Wing, German Air Force
• 43rd Fighter-Bomber Wing, German Air Force
• 44th Fighter-Bomber Wing, German Air Force
• 51st Tactical Air Force Wing Immelmann, German Air Force
• 61st Air Transport Wing, German Air Force
• 62nd Air Transport Wing, German Air Force
• 63rd Air Transport Wing, German Air Force
• 64th Helicopter Wing, German Air Force
• 71st Tactical Air Force Wing Richthofen, German Air Force
• 72nd Fighter Wing, German Air Force
• 73rd Tactical Air Force Wing Steinhoff, German Air Force
• 74th Tactical Air Force Wing, German Air Force
• Air Force Pioneer Training Squadron 1, German Air Force
• Air Force Pioneer Training Squadron 2, German Air Force

Historical military heraldry of Germany

This section includes heraldry from the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich as well as the DDR (East Germany).

Disclaimer: The heraldry of the Third Reich and the DDR may contain symbols which are offensive to people. This site is non political and includes heraldic material from a historical and encyclopaedial perspective only.

• Großdeutschland Division, Wehrmacht
• 1st Infantry Division, Wehrmacht
• 2nd Infantry Division (Motorized), Wehrmacht
• 97th Jaeger Division, Wehrmacht
• 100th Jaeger Division, Wehrmacht
• 102nd Infantry Division, Wehrmacht

Luftwaffe 1935-1945

• Nightfighter Wings, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 1 Oesau, Germany
  • I Group JG1, Germany
  • II Group JG1, Germany
  • III Group JG1, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 2 Richthofen, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 3 Udet, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 4, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 6 Horst Wessel, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 26 Schlageter, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 50, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 51 Mölders, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 52, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 53, Germany
• Fighter Wing (JG) 54, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 1 Hindenburg, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 2, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 3, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 4 General Wever, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 6, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 257 (later 26), Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 30, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 54, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 76 Florian Geyer, Germany
• Bomber Wing (KG) 100, Germany

Empire of Germany 1871-1918

Army

Infantry

• 1st Guards Regiment on Foot, Germany
• 2nd Guards Regiment on Foot, Germany
• 3rd Guards Regiment on Foot, Germany
• 4th Guards Regiment on Foot, Germany
• 5th Guards Regiment on Foot, Germany
• Emperor Alexander Guards Grenadier Regiment No 1, Germany
• Emperor Franz Guards Grenadier Regiment No 2, Germany
• Queen Elizabeth Guards Grenadier Regiment No 3, Germany
• Queen Augusta Guards Grenadier Regiment No 4, Germany
• Guards Grenadier Regiment No 5, Germany
• Guards Fusilier Regiment, Germany
• Guards Jaeger Battalion, Germany
• Guards Rifle Battalion, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment Crownprince (1st East Prussian) No 1, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1st Pommeranian) No 2, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No 3, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich der Grosse (Frederick the Great) (3rd East Prussian) No 4, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich I (4th East Prussian) No 5, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment Count Kleist von Nollendorf (1st West Prussian) No 6, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Wilhelm I (2nd West Prussian) No 7, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1st Brandenburgian) No 8, Germany
• Colbergian Grenadier Regiment Count Gneisenau (2nd Pommeranian) No 9, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm II (1st Silesian) No 10, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich III (1st East Prussian) No 11, Germany
• Grenadier Regiment Prince Carl of Prussia (2nd Brandenburgian) No 12, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Herwarth von Bittenfeld (1st Westphalian) No 13, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Count of Schwerin (3rd Pommeranian) No 14, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (2nd Westphalian) No 15, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Baron von Sparr (3rd Westphalian) No 16, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Count Barfuss(4th Westphalian) No 17, Germany
• Infantry Regiment von Grolman (1st Posenian) No 18, Germany
• Infantry Regiment von Courbiere (2nd Posenian) No 19, Germany
• Infantry Regiment Count Tauentzien von Wittenberg (3rd Brandenburgian) No 20, Germany

Cavalry

• Garde du Corps, Germany
• Guards Cuirassier Regiment, Germany
• 1st Guards Dragoon Regiment Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, Germany
• 2nd Guards Dragoon Regiment Empress Alexandra of Russia, Germany
• Lifeguards Hussar Regiment, Germany
• 1st Guards Uhlan Regiment, Germany
• 2nd Guards Uhlan Regiment, Germany

Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein

• Army Badge 1848-1851, Schleswig-Holstein

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