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Schütze in German

German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
means "shooter" or "rifleman". It also occasionally occurs as a surname, as Schütz

Schütz

Sch?tz is a German surname, deriving from sch?tzen , and related to Schutz . It may refer to:* Alfred Sch?tz , Sociologist and philosopher...
, like in the opera Der Wildschütz

Der Wildschütz

Der Wildsch?tz oder Die Stimme der Natur is a German language Komische Oper, or comic opera, in three acts by Albert Lortzing from a libretto by the composer adapted from the comedy Der Rehbock, oder Die schuldlosen Schuldbewussten by August von Kotzebue....
. The word itself is derived from the German word schützen, meaning to protect, or to guard. It was originally used for archers, and is the German equivalent to Sagittarius

Sagittarius

Sagittarius may refer to:Classical*Sagittarius , an astrological sign*Sagittarius , a constellation*Sagittarii , Roman mounted archers...
.

As a rank of the Armed Forces of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
in First World War

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
until 1918, Schütze was used for the lowest enlisted ranks in Machine Gun

Machine gun

A machine gun is a Automatic firearm mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire List of rifle cartridgess in quick succession from an Belt or large-capacity Magazine , typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
units and some elite troops like Saxon Schützen-Regiment 108 exclusively.

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Schütze in German

German language

Schütz

Sch?tz is a German surname, deriving from sch?tzen , and related to Schutz . It may refer to:* Alfred Sch?tz , Sociologist and philosopher...
, like in the opera Der Wildschütz

Der Wildschütz

Sagittarius

Sagittarius may refer to:Classical*Sagittarius , an astrological sign*Sagittarius , a constellation*Sagittarii , Roman mounted archers...
.

As a rank of the Armed Forces of Germany

Germany

World War I

Machine gun

Private (rank)

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank . The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalism into service by a nobleman forming an army....
", from 1920 on it names the lowest enlisted rank of the Reichswehr

Reichswehr

The Reichswehr formed the armed forces of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht .At the end of World War I, the forces of the German Empire had mostly disintegrated, the men making their way home individually or in small groups....
Infantry

Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
. The equivalent of Schütze in the other branches of the German military was Jäger, Kanonier, Pionier, Kraftfahrer etc. in the Army

Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
, Flieger in the Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1933 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
from 1935 on, Matrose and Heizer (until 1938) in the Navy

Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
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During the Second World War, SS-Schütze also became an rank in the Waffen-SS

Waffen-SS

The Waffen-SS was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel or SS. It was founded in Germany in 1939 after the SS was split into two units but the title of Waffen-SS only became official on 2 March, 1940....
. Other branches of the SS referred to the rank as Mann
Mann (military rank)

Mann , was a paramilitary rank used by several Nazi Party paramilitary organizations between 1925 and 1945. The rank is most often associated with the Schutzstaffel, and also as a Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung where Mann was the lowest enlisted Military rank and was the equivalent of a Private ....
.

The present day German military maintains Schütze as the lowest enlisted grade, with a NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
rank code of OR-1. A Schütze ranks below Gefreiter
Gefreiter

Gefreiter is the Germany, Switzerland and Austrian equivalent for Private in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted....
which is the equivalent of a Private (OR-2); the equivalent of a PFC being an Obergefreiter
Obergefreiter

Obergefreiter is rank of the Germany and Switzerland militaries which dates from the 19th century....
or Hauptgefreiter (this was different before the 20th-century expansion of the Gefreiter into several ranks).

During various periods in German military history, a senior private rank known as Oberschütze
Oberschütze

Obersch?tze is a German military rank which was first used in the Bavarian Army of the late 19th century.It was commonly introduced in the Reichswehr in 1920....
existed between the grades of Schütze and Gefreiter.

In the modern German Army the rank of Schütze is not used very often. Every part of the Bundeswehr has a different name for this Rank. For example, in the Panzergrenadiertruppe (Heavy Mechanized Infantry) the name of the rank is Panzergrenadier, and within the Communication Troops (Fernmelder), the name is Funker (Radio Operator).

Junior Rank
Anwärter
Anwärter

Anw?rter is a German title which translates as ?Candidate?. In modern day Germany, the title of Anw?rter is typically used by those applying for employment and also as a designation for members of the Bundeswehr who are under consideration for a leadership assignment....

SS rank
Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel

The ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel were a Nazi party paramilitary ranks used by the Schutzstaffel to differentiate that organization from the regular German armed forces, the German state, and the Nazi Party....

Schütze

Senior Rank
Oberschütze
Oberschütze

Obersch?tze is a German military rank which was first used in the Bavarian Army of the late 19th century.It was commonly introduced in the Reichswehr in 1920....

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