Rittmeister

Captain is a historical rank designation for cavalry officers in Germany and in Austria. The rank corresponded to that of captain. Even when riding divisions of field artillery the rank of captain was in use in Germany and came to the abolition of the Foot Artillery at the outbreak of war in 1914 when the German artillery general use. In departments that used the term captain in place of the captain, and the NCO rank sergeant was always in place of sergeant in use.

In Germany the rank of captain went out with the end of the Wehrmacht 1945. In Austria it was abolished in the police and gendarmerie until the year 1978. The name still exists in the cavalry Norway ( rode semester ) and in the cavalry and the standing in the tradition of armored forces of the Netherlands ( Ritmeester ). The appropriate rank designation ( Rotmistrz ) 1947 was abolished in Poland, Denmark ( ritmester ) in 1951, in Sweden ( ryttmästare ) 1972.

In the Polish army ( since the 15th century ) a Rotmistrz commanded originally a so-called Rota ( Rottenberg, see Corporal ). The officer degree Rotmistrz then served as commander of an infantry or cavalry company, sometimes a whole regiment or even larger organizations. Later they reserved the name for the captains of mounted units. Just like in the army of the service level at the Polish cavalry remained until 1945 as equivalent to the captain of infantry.

Also in the Russian rank table existed temporarily the military officer rank of " ротмистр " ( Rotmistr ). The Lithuanian version of the rank was rotmistras. In the tschech ( oslowak ) European army ( e ) denotes the rank Rotmistr contrast, only a sergeant degree (translated corporal ), which corresponds to a sergeant or sergeant.

When mounted Swedish bodyguard ( Livgardet ) the commanders of the equestrian corps are called ( regardless of rank ) " ryttmästare " what is to be regarded in this case as an honor or service position description and not a military rank.

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