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Imperial German Army

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WWI Factions: The German Army

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WW1 | The Red Baron 2008 - The famous Red Baron of Imperial German Flying Corps

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Drei Lilien | German army WW1 footage in Color

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German offensive on the Baltics - World War 1

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[OUTDATED] WWI: German Imperial Army Impressions 1914-1918

The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army, was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I (1914–1918). In the Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer identifies the German Army, the land component of the Bundeswehr.
  • Air Force 

  • Enlisted (''{{lang|de|Mannschaften/Gemeine}}'') ranks 

  • Junior NCOs (NCOs without Sword Knot) / ''{{lang|de|Unteroffizier ohne Portepee}}'' 

  • Senior NCOs (NCOs with Sword Knot) / ''{{lang|de|Unteroffizier mit Portepee}}'' 

  • Warrant Officers and Officer Cadets 

  • Officer corps 

  • Dissolution