Patrouilleführer

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Patrouilleführer (en: patrol leader) was a military rank of the k.u.k. Austro-Hungarian Army (1867–1918). It might be comparable to enlisted men OR2[1]/ Private 1st class ranks in Anglophone armed forces.

Patrol leader of the k.u.k. 7th Feldjäger bataillon (Waffenrock to the parade Adjustierung

However, in German speaking armed forces it was equivalent to the Gefreiter ranks (OR-2).

In the k.u.k. Austro-Hungarian Army it was used by the k.u.k. Kaiserjäger as well as the k.u.k. Feldjäger; later also in the Standschützen troops, and the k.u.k. Cavalry. It was also corresponding to Gefreiter (Hungarian: Őrvezetö of the k.u.k. Infantry, Sanitätsgefreiter (en: medical gefreiter) of the k.u.k. Medical corps, as well as to Vormeister of the k.u.k. Artillery corps and to the k.u.k. Machine gun troops.

Then rank insignia was a single white celluloid-star on grass-green stand-up collar of the so-called Waffenrock (en: uniform jacket) on gorget patch with a grass-green background (de: Paroli).

Junior rank
Infanterist (Honvéd)

(k.u.k. Army rank)
Patrouilleführer
Senior rank
Korporal

Rank insignia

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Desigahntion Austrian k.u.k. Army enlisted men OR2 ranks
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insignia
description Patrouilleführer Gefreiter Vormeister Gefreiter Sanitätsgefreiter
k.u.k. Mountain
troops
k.u.k.
Rifles
Machine-gun
units
Infantry
generic
branch Rifles Cavalry Infantry Artillery Military
engineering
Medical
corps
(equivalent) (Rifle 1st class) (Private 1st class) (Gunner 1st class) (Private 1st class)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
  • Rest-Ortner-Ilmig: Des Kaisers Rock im 1. Weltkrieg – Uniformierung und Ausrüstung der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee von 1914 bis 1918. Verlag Militaria, Wien 2002. ISBN 3-9501642-0-0.