Your Life at Every Rank of the German Army in WW2

What was life like at every rank of the German Army during World War II? In this video, you’ll go through all 21 major ranks of the German Heer, starting as a Schütze and working your way through the enlisted ranks, NCOs, officers and generals until reaching Generalfeldmarschall. You’ll see how your daily life, responsibilities and authority changed at each rank, from carrying your own rifle and following orders to commanding thousands of soldiers across huge parts of the battlefield. The video also explains how the German Army rank system worked, what different ranks actually did and how military command changed as you moved higher up the hierarchy. This is not meant to suggest that one real soldier would have realistically climbed through every rank during World War II. Each rank is shown as a separate example of what your life could have looked like at that level. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:26 Schütze 01:52 Oberschütze 02:51 Gefreiter 03:40 Obergefreiter 04:24 Stabsgefreiter 05:10 Unteroffizier 06:12 Unterfeldwebel 06:49 Feldwebel 08:02 Oberfeldwebel 09:01 Stabsfeldwebel 09:28 Leutnant 10:55 Oberleutnant 11:35 Hauptmann 12:57 Major 14:26 Oberstleutnant 15:38 Oberst 16:40 Generalmajor 18:00 Generalleutnant 19:03 General der Infanterie 20:23 Generaloberst 22:04 Generalfeldmarschall #WW2 #GermanArmy #MilitaryHistory #WorldWar2