POLICE - Water Police (1952-1956)

Matrose	Obermatrose	Maat	Obermaat
seaman recruit	seaman	seaman 1st class	petty officer 3rd class

Meister	Obermeister
petty officer 2nd class	petty officer 1st class

Offiziersschüler 1 jahr	Offiziersschüler 2 jahr	Offiziersschüler 3 jahr
Officer student 1st year	Officer student 2nd year	Officer student 3rd year

unterleutnant zur see	leutnant zur see	oberleutnant zur see	kapitanleutnant
ensign	lieutenant junior grade	lieutenant	staff lieutenant

korvettenkapitan	fregattenkapitan	kapitan zur see
lieutenant commander	commander	captain

konteradmiral	vizeadmiral	admiral	flottenadmiral
rear admiral	vice admiral	admiral	admiral of the fleet