Unterarzt (military)
Unterarzt (short: UArzt or UA) was a military rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until 1945.
It describes a qualified or licensed surgeon or dentist of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant (OA – de: Offizieranwärter) rank. According to the rank hierarchy it was comparable to Sergeant First Class (de: Oberfeldwebel) or Chief Petty Officer (de: Oberbootsmann) NATO-Rangcode OR7[1] in anglophone armed forces.
Wehrmacht
In the German Wehrmacht from 1933 until 1945 there were the OR7-ranks Unterarzt (physician), Unterapotheker (pharmacologist), and Unterveterinär (veterinarian). It was also comparable to the Oberfähnrich/Oberfähnrich zur See OR7-rank.
The corps colour of the military Health Service Support (HSS) in German armed forces was traditional dark blue, and of the veterinarian service carmine red.[2] This tradition was continued by the medical service corps in Heer and Luftwaffe of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht. However, the corps colour of the Waffen-SS HSS was “cornflower blue”.
| junior Rank no |
 German medical officer rank Unterarzt |
senior Rank Assistenzarzt |
Address
The manner of formal addressing of military surgeons/dentists with the rank Unterarzt was, „Herr Unterarzt“.
| Ranks Wehrmacht until 1945[3] |  Ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical service | en | Equivalent Heer | en | |
| Generaloberstabsarzt | Senior Staff-Surgeon General | General der Waffengattung | General ... | OF8 |
| Generalstabsarzt | Staff-Surgeon General | Generalleutnant | Lieutenant general | OF7 |
| Generalarzt | Surgeon General | Generalmajor | Major general | OF6 |
| Oberstarzt | Colonel (Dr.) | Oberst | Colonel | OF5 |
| Oberfeldarzt | Lieutenant colonel (Dr.) | Oberstleutnant | Lieutenant colonel | OF4 |
| Oberstabsarzt | Major (Dr.) | OF3 | ||
| Stabsarzt | Captain (Dr.) | Hauptmann | Captain | OF2 |
| Oberarzt | First lieutenant (Dr.) | Oberleutnant | First lieutenant | OF1a |
| Assistenzarzt | Second lieutenant (Dr.) | Leutnant | Second lieutenant | OF1b |
| Unterarzt | Oberfähnrich (Dr.) | Oberfähnrich | Officer Aspirant | OR7[1] |
References
- 1 2 The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
- ↑ “War and victory 1870-71”, culture history, published by Julius von Pflugk-Harttung. (Original title: Krieg und Sieg 1870-71, Kulturgeschichte, Herausgeber Julius von Pflugk-Harttung.)
- ↑ F. Altrichter: “The reserve officer”, fourteenth checked addition, Berlin 1941, pages 158-159. (Original title: F. Altrichter: „Der Reserveoffizier“, vierzehnte durchgesehene Auflage, Berlin 1941, Seiten 158-159.)