Matrose (rank)
This article is about the German Marine “Matrose” OR-1. For the equivalent US and Royal Navy rating, see seaman.
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| Rank insignia | Marine enlisted rank | ||||||
| Introduction | 1955 | ||||||
| Rank group | Enlisted ranks | ||||||
| Navy | Matrose | ||||||
| Army / Air Force | Soldat | ||||||
| NATO equivalent | OR-1 | ||||||
| Navy | Seaman | ||||||
Matose (abbr. Matr, on lists S) is the lowest rank of enlisted men in the German Navy.[1] It is grouped as OR1[2]) in NATO, and might be comparable to Seaman (lowest level) in the United States Navy / U.S. Coast Guard, as well as to Seaman in the British Royal Navy and other anglophone naval forces.[3] It is grade A3 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.
In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as Herr/ Frau Matrose also informally / short Matrose.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
- OR-4a: Oberstabsgefreiter
- OR-4b: Stabsgefreiter
- OR-3a: Hauptgefreiter
- OR-3b: Obergefreiter
- OR-2: Gefreiter
- OR-1: Matrose / Soldat
- Remark
The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"!
- Mounting loops Matrose
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| junior Rank No |
(German enlisted rank) Matrose |
senior Rank Gefreiter |
See also:
Main articles: Ranks of the German Bundeswehr and Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
Main article: Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted
Equivalent in other countries
- Austro-Hungarian Navy k.u.k. Matrose
– Маtros
– Матрос (Matros)
– ru: Матрос (Matros)
– Матрос (Matros)
Sources / References
- ↑ BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 14: 3-7653-3674-2, page 337; definition «Matrosel».
- ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
- ↑ Official Website (Bundeswehr): Dienstgrade und Uniformen der Bundeswehr (Service Ranks and Uniforms of the German Federal Defence Forces), in German.