Auswärtiges Amt ranks

[pavel michalek]

Can you help me with ranking system of the Auswärtiges Amt, AA (German Foreign Office/foreign ministry of Germany) members please? There were overall 4 types:

May 1938 (Hitler´s visit in Italy; AA ranks had navy style)
http://www.ullsteinbild.de/photodate...w/00075169.jpg

cca April 1938-August 31, 1939 (shoulder and horseshoe-look like arm rank)
http://www.ullsteinbild.de/photodate...w/00195995.jpg

September 1, 1939-cca April 1940 (shoulder and star system arm rank)
http://www.ullsteinbild.de/photodate...w/00092837.jpg

cca April 1940-May 8, 1945 (star system arm rank only)
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...t=840#p1349322

[dutch]

Buy the following book to learn all about the AA ranking-systems


"In the service of the Reich" by John R. Angolia and published by Roger James Bender

www.bender-publishing.com

Best regards,
Dutch

[pavel michalek]

OK, thanks!