The Heer as the German army and part of the Wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the Reichsheer of the Weimar Republic (1921–1935). There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100,000 men to a war-fighting force of several million men.
Specialty insignia (NCOs and enlisted)
Eagle/swastika and wreathed cockade used on the peaked cap (Schirmmütze).
Enlisted man's Koppelschloß
General der Panzertruppe
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General der Panzertruppe was a General of the branch rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A General der Panzertruppe was a lieutenant general, above major general (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps.
General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger (left) with Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein in 1941
General der Panzertruppe Ludwig Crüwell (left) in North Africa in 1942