Gemeiner

<i>Gemeiner</i>

Gemeiner

Add article description

Gemeiner (pl. Gemeine, en: private or soldier[1]) was until 1918 the common designation to soldier(s) in the Austro-Hungarian Army (k.u.k. Army) and German Army. In line to the particular branch of service it contained the rank file as follows:

More information Designation, Austria-Hungary ...
Gallery, "k.u.k. Inf.Rgt. Hoch- und Deutschmeister Nr. 4" (l.t.r)
  • Gemeiner and officer
    (1798-1809)
  • Gemeiner and officer
    (1809-1835)
  • Gemeiner and Grenadier
    (1836-1848)
  • Gemeiner and officer
    (1860-1867)
Gemeiner, Korporal and Feldwebel (l.t.r., k.k. Army 1837)

See also

Sources

  • BROCKHAUS, The encyclopaedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 8: 3-7653-3668-8, page 290; definition: «Gemeiner»

References

  1. [1]
    Langenscheidt's Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the English and German language: „Der Große Muret-Sander“, Part I German-English First Volume A–K, 9th edition 2002, p. 661 – «de: Gemeiner / en: private (common soldier)»
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Gemeiner, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.