Kriegsmarine styles of uniform and insignia had many features in common with those of other European navies, all derived from the British Royal Navy of the 19th century, such as officers' frock coats, sleeve braid, and the "sailor suit" uniform for enlisted personnel and petty officers.īasic structure Navy officer designators used by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War *Engineering (Ing.) Leutnant zur See (comparable to OF-1b, NATO) *Weapons (W.) *Coastal Artillery (M.A.) Oberleutnant zur See (OF1-a) *Mine Warfare (W.) *Signals (N.T.) Kapitänleutnant (OF-2) *Torpedoman (T.) *Medical (S.) Marineoberstabsarzt (OF-3) *Administration (V.) Kriegsmarine uniform design followed that of the preexisting Reichsmarine, itself based on that of the First World War Kaiserliche Marine. The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II. German Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens during World War II
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