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The various names of this rank in different languages show
923:"THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY - THE REGIMENTAL COMMAND STRUCTURE"
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Rittmeister in the
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countries adopted a localised term for the similar rank.
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832:"Badges of Rank of the Austro-Hungarian Army 1914-1918"
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463:, it is ranked differently depending on the country.
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360:(from the 15th century to the mid-20th century) a
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266:is an 'ensign' rank, used by both branches in the
976:"De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht"
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836:Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
793:Thomas, Nigel; G. A. Embleton (2003).
616:Government Army of Bohemia and Moravia
274:. The immediate senior rank is called
895:Directie Voorlichting en Communicatie
7:
405:, it was equivalent of a modern-day
96:-sized unit called a "troop" in the
423:(ротмистр) and later formalized in
1028:Foreign Legions Of The Third Reich
459:While the rank is used in some of
348:was used in Norwegian until 1907.
104:size), and is the equivalent of a
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191:Central and Eastern European
88:is typically in charge of a
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1053:"Nový rok – nové hodnosti"
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444:Riding Instructors
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77:Scandinavia
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1201:Categories
929:2016-06-11
908:2008-10-16
868:(in Czech)
862:"Hodnosti"
841:2008-10-16
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757:References
581:Rittmester
559:Ritmeester
469:NATO code
380:rotmistras
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268:Czech Army
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39:Rittmaster
1103:28 August
1068:1211-801X
872:11 August
698:Rotmistrz
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510:Sergeant
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107:Hauptmann
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938:cite web
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238:ротмистр
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395:company
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