ASV Herzogenaurach ASV Herzogenaurach The ASV Herzogenaurach is a German association football club from the city of Herzogenaurach, Bavaria. The history of the club is strongly intertwined with the Sports equipment manufacturer Adidas, then just a local company and sponsor of the ASV and its rivalry to 1. FC Herzogenaurach, which was sponsored by another local company, Puma. Formed in 1919 under the name Sportclub Pfeil, it changed its name to Freie Union and later, after the Second World War, to ASV Herzogenaurach. During the Nazi era, the club was outlawed and disbanded due to its unionist and working-class background. The club
Major (Germany) Support Service ("Streitkräftebasis"), the waiting period between meeting the requirements for promotion and actual promotion to the rank of "Major" averages 15 months due to budget problems (as of July 2010). On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there is one silver pip (star) in silver oak leaves. The "Major rank" in German speaking armed forces dates back to the Middle Ages. It equates to major in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-3 in NATO. During World War II, the SS equivalent was "Sturmbannführer". Major (Germany) Major () is the lowest staff officer rank in the German Army