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Originally Posted by Larry deZeng
Dan H. wrote:
.... how the Wehrmacht defined and applied the term subordination. There were 4 levels of subordination: (1) administrative; (2) tactical; (3) disciplinary; and, (4) economic (i.e., for supplies, accommodations, messing, etc.). .....
L.
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I would like to challenge these criteria.
First, in military terms I would not speak of subordination but of different chain of commands or what you have outlined further below when you addressed attachments, assignments etc.
From my experience there are only two levels existing,
1. Truppendienstliche Unterstellung (engl.:Administrative Control) and
2. Taktische Unterstellung. (engl.:tactical level of command)
What you describe as administrative is subsumed under
Truppendienstliche Unterstellung to which the tasks for logistic/ supplies belong to, or accommodation matters, medical and so on. This includes the civilian ranks who partially work in these domains and who report to the military commander.
Disciplinary power of course falls also under the level term
Truppendienstliche Unterstellung.
This classification is standard through the command levels with variations. The higher the command, the more complex is the job description and distinct are changes to TOE ( different naming, like Quartiermeister for Div and Corps etc etc etc)
Taktische Unterstellung can vary often and is dependent on the mission. That includes Luftwaffe Flak-units that may even be assigned to Army echelons. But -note- they always stay under their Luftwaffe
Truppendienstliche Unterstellung- chain of command