infantryman

Infanterist (en: infantryman) – was the designation to the lowest private rank of infantry, the biggest armed forces branch of the common Austro-Hungarian Army (k.u.k. Army) from 1867 to 1918. However, until 1918 Infanterist was also the common or generic designation to soldiers, rank independent, of the Infantry branch in the Austro-Hungarian Army as well as in the Army of the German Empire. In line to the appropriate branch of service it did belong to the so-called Gemeine rank group, comparable to private, soldier or G.I. in Anglophone armed forces. Other Gemeine ranks were as follows: Dragoner (en: dragoon), Füsilier (fusilier or fusileer), Grenadier, Husar (hussar), Infanterist (infantryman) Kanonier (gunner, cannoneer), Musketier (musketeer), etc. Pionier (engineer) Sanitätssoldat (...