• Gefreiter ([ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ], abbr. Gefr.; plural Gefreite, English: private, in the military context) is a German, Swiss and Austrian military rank that has...
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  • militaries which dates from the 19th century. In today's Bundeswehr, every Gefreiter is normally promoted Obergefreiter after six months. The NATO-Code is...
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  • uniform mounting strap) Gefreiter BA (Navy seaman boatswain aspirant, 30th assignment series, service uniform epaulette) Gefreiter BA (Navy seaman boatswain...
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  • Truppenübungsplatz Seetaler-Alpe in Steiermark, before being assigned as a Gefreiter to the 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division. He utilized both a Karabiner 98k sniper...
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    his life. Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a Gefreiter (lance corporal) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when...
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    rank of Rottenführer. It was considered the equivalent to the rank of Gefreiter in the German Army and a lance-corporal in the British Army. The insignia...
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  • (OR-4) in Anglophone armed forces. In the 19th century German Army the Gefreiter (plural: Gefreite) always belonged to the rank group of enlisted men (below...
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    Vizefeldwebel, Sergeant Unteroffizier Gefreiter Gemeiner African other ranks Feldwebel Sergeant Unteroffizier Gefreiter Gann, L. H.; Duignan, Peter (1977)...
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    and proficiency but would not, however, qualify for promotion to the Gefreiter rank. A consideration for promotion to the rank of Oberschütze could usually...
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  • Grenadier Guard (Garde-Grenadier), Wehrmann (Landwehr), etc. Lance Corporal (Gefreiter); up until 1918 the only rank (with exception of Obergefreiter in the...
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