Kriegsmarine Ranks

Fähnrich zur See

Midshipman, cadet

faenr When future officers reached the Fähnrichs-rank they usually served for a whole year in the Kriegsmarine. Up on reaching this rank the Fähnrich's started usually the officer course on the Marineschule Mürwik.

Usually two Fähnrich's were on board of a front boat as WO-Schüler, to learn all the things they would have to do as Watch Officers. During the war a Fähnrich was already an IIWO.

They wear the same uniform as the officers, only the shoulder-straps are narrower and they had none stripe on the shade of cap. On the sleeve they only wear the star.

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Fähnrich's during training.
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Fähnrich on conning tower during patrol in the Mediterranean

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Fähnrich Otto Hartmann
who later commanded U-77.
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Fähnrich Werner Schwaff,
later commander of U-2,
U-333 and U-440



Fähnrich - Oberfähnrich - Leutnant zur See


Kriegsmarine Ranks