Herzogenaurach Herzogenaurach Herzogenaurach (; East Franconian: "Herziaura") is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma, as well as the large car parts manufacturer Schaeffler Group. Herzogenaurach is situated in the Middle Franconia area of Bavaria, approx. 23 km (or 14 miles) northwest of Nuremberg. The town is located on the Aurach river, a tributary of the Regnitz river. Herzogenaurach was first mentioned in a document from 1002 under the name of "Uraha" when Holy Roman Emperor Henry II granted the town to
Major (Germany) Major (Germany) Major () is the lowest staff officer rank in the German Army ("Heer"), German Air Force ("Luftwaffe"). The rank is rated OF-3 in NATO. The rank insignia is a silver oakleaf cluster with a silver pip (star). The OF-3 equivalent of the German Navy ("Marine") is the Korvettenkapitän. To be appointed to the rank of "Major", the officer has to pass a staff officer basic course ("Stabsoffizierlehrgang") which is held at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College ("Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr"), and serve in a post coded A13 or A13/A14. In the German Army and the Joint