Military Administration (Nazi Germany)

During World War II, Nazi Germany created military-led regimes in occupied territories which were known as a Military administration or Military administration authority (). These differed from ''Reichskommissariate'' which were led by Nazi Party officials. A ''Military administration'' was normally led by a " military commander" (, official acronym ''MilBfh.'').

Ranks

Officials of the ''Military administration'', regardless of service in the Wehrmacht, war economy, military education facilities, or in the military-led regimes in occupied territories, wore military rank insignias similar to those of the Wehrmacht. These were characterised by the main corps colour (de: Hauptfarbe) dark green, and various secondary colours (de: Nebenfarben) as well.

Here are a select few of the ranks in the ''Military administration'':

# General-senior-staff intendant ( de: Generaloberstabsintendant quivalent OF8, three-star rank; corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank
# Ministerial director (Ministerialdirektor, equivalent to OF7, two-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank
# Corps´ intendant (Korpsintendant, equivalent to OF6, one-star rank); corps colour "deep red" to army officials with general officer rank
# Senior-war court principal (Oberkriegsgerichtsrat, equivalent to OF5, colonel rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system
# Senior intendancy principal (Oberintendanturrat, equivalent to OF4, lieutenant colonel rank); corps colour "carmine" to officials in staff appointments
# Remonte head official (Remontenamtsvorsteher, equivalent to OF3, major rank); corps colour "yellow" to remonte officials
# Staff pharmacist (Stabsapotheker, equivalent to OF2, captain rank); corps colour "light green" to army officials of pharmaceuticals
# Army judicial inspector (Heeresjustizinspektor, equivalent OF1a, 1st lieutenant rank); corps colour "light blue" to officials of the military judicial system
# Weapon master (Waffenmeister equivalent OF1b, 2nd lieutenant rank); corps colour "black" to army officials of technical appointment ranks
# Store master (Magazinmeister equivalent WO2, Fähnrich (NVA) rank); corps colour "black" to army officials in technical appointment rank

Locations

* Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich»)
* Military Administration in France (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Frankreich»)
* Military Administration in Greece (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Griechenland»)
* Military Administration of Luxembourg (in German: «Militärverwaltung Luxemburg»)
* Military Administration in Serbia (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Serbien»)
* Military Administration in the Soviet Union (in German: «Militärverwaltung in der Sowjetunion»), divided into Operational zones («Operationszone Ost») directly behind the front, and Army Rear Areas («Rückwärtige Heeresgebieten») further away.
* Military Administration in Poland (in German: «Militärverwaltung in Polen»), later divided into territories which were directly annexed into Germany, and the General Government («Generalgouvernement»).

See also

*Reichskommissariat
*German-occupied Europe

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Subdivisions of Nazi Germany
Occupied territories
Territories under military occupation
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