Ranks of the medical officers of the German navies
The ranks of the medical officers in the German navies changed only insignificantly.
Prussian Navy
Until 1898
- Resident doctor 2nd class
- Resident doctor 1st class
- Naval Staff Physician
- Chief Medical Officer 2nd class
- First class medical officer
- General physician 2nd class
- General doctor 1st class
Imperial Navy
Since 1873 there were medical officers on leave , reserve officers up to naval chief medical officer .
From 1898
- Marine assistant doctor
- Naval senior assistant physician
- Naval Staff Physician
- Navy Chief Medical Officer
- Naval Chief Medical Officer 2nd class (until 1901)
- Navy Chief Medical Officer 1st class (until 1901)
- Navy Chief Medical Officer (from 1901) Corvette Captain
- Naval surgeon general, frigate captain
- Marine general captain at sea
- Naval Officer General Rear Admiral
The title "General Staff Doctor" was reserved for the chief of the Marines Medical Corps and did not indicate a rank.
Imperial Navy
Until March 30, 1934
- Marine assistant doctor
- Naval senior assistant physician
- Naval Staff Physician
- Navy Chief Medical Officer
- Naval surgeon general, frigate captain
- Marine general captain at sea
- Naval Officer General Rear Admiral
Navy
From April 1, 1934
- Marine assistant doctor lieutenant at sea
- Senior naval assistant lieutenant at sea
- Naval Staff Physician Captain Lieutenant
- Naval Chief Officer Corvette Captain
- Squadron doctor, frigate captain
- Navy doctor captain at sea
- Admiral doctor Commodore
- Admiral Staff Doctor Rear Admiral
- Admiral Chief Staff Officer Vice Admiral
dentists
For war dentists, civil servants in the higher service , the career of marine medical officers (Z) was created with effect from January 1, 1945 for the duration of the war:
- Naval assistant dentist dR
- Marine senior assistant dentist dR
- Naval staff dentist dR
- Naval Chief Dentist dR
- Squadron dentist dR frigate captain
Hospitals
Navy of the Bundeswehr
- Medical officer
- Chief Medical Officer
- Flotilla doctor
- Fleet doctor
- Admiralty doctor
- Admiralty doctor
- Admiral Chief Staff Officer
See also
- List of German admirals
- Naval Officer (Germany)
- Military doctors of the Prussian Army
- Reich salary regulations
- Medical officer
literature
- Dermot Bradley (eds.), Hans H. Hildebrand, Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945. The military careers of naval, engineering, medical, weapons and administrative officers with admiral rank. Volume 1: A-G. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1988, ISBN 3-7648-1499-3 , pp. XIV – XVI.
- Rudolf Absolon: The Wehrmacht in the Third Reich. Volume VI: December 19, 1941 to May 9, 1945. Boppard / Rhein 1995 ( Schriften des Bundesarchivs. 16 / VI), p. 408.
- Werner Bauer: History of the marine medical system up to 1945. Berlin, Frankfurt 1958 (= Supplement 4 of the Marine Rundschau. Journal for Maritime Affairs)
- Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: The German Wehrmacht. Uniforms and equipment 1933–1945. Volume 2: The Navy. Stuttgart 1995, p. 83.