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For the general term in the English language for "soldier of the lowest rank", see <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private (rank)</a>.</div> <p><i><b>Soldat</b></i> is the lowest rank of <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted men</a> in the armies of some countries. In the land-based armed forces of Germany, Austria, Ukraine, and Switzerland it is usually grouped as OR-1 (<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[zɔlˈdaːt]</a></span> short: <i><b>S</b></i>, plural <i>Soldaten</i>) within the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">NATO ranking system</a>, excluding the Swiss armed services which does not follow NATO standards.<sup id="cite_ref-BDWRUS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDWRUS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Germany">Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span 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insignia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg/17px-Truppenfahne_der_Bundeswehr.svg.png" decoding="async" 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class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>None</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Matrose</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The German term <i>Soldat</i> (equivalent to <i><a href="/wiki/Soldier#Etymology" title="Soldier">Soldier</a></i> in English) has its roots as far back as the 16th-century, where it was a common designation for a paid or remunerated <i>ordinary-rank</i> member of a military <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a>, especially one who was not an officer. In the German language <i>Sold</i> implies "pay", and as such the term <i>Soldat</i> designated a person in pay (being paid) for providing armed service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Bundeswehr"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Federal armed forces of Germany (<i><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></i>) it can be the collective term to any person in uniform, e.g. Officers (de: Offiziere), Non-Commissioned Officers (de: Unteroffiziere), and enlisted men (de: Mannschaften). </p><p>In the Bundeswehr it is used to describe <a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">conscripts</a> (de: Wehrpflichtiger), short/long term serving volunteers (de: Zeitsoldat, or Soldat auf Zeit), and career or regular servicemen (de: Berufssoldat).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is grade A3 in the pay rules of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Defence_(Germany)" title="Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)">Federal Ministry of Defence</a>. </p><p>The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: </p> <ul><li>OR-4a: <a href="/wiki/Oberstabsgefreiter" title="Oberstabsgefreiter">Oberstabsgefreiter</a></li> <li>OR-4b: <a href="/wiki/Stabsgefreiter" title="Stabsgefreiter">Stabsgefreiter</a></li> <li>OR-3a: <a href="/wiki/Hauptgefreiter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauptgefreiter">Hauptgefreiter</a></li> <li>OR-3b: <a href="/wiki/Obergefreiter" title="Obergefreiter">Obergefreiter</a></li> <li>OR-2: <a href="/wiki/Gefreiter" title="Gefreiter">Gefreiter</a></li> <li>OR-1: <span style="color:#060;"><b>Soldat</b></span> (Army, Air Force, Navy)</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%; clear: both;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;">Preceded by<br /><b>junior rank<br />None</b> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">'<i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg/24px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg/36px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg/48px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Heer_with_lettering.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="871" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg/55px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg/83px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg/110px-Bundeswehr_Logo_Luftwaffe_with_lettering.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="328" /></a></span><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr#Basic_structure_of_shoulder_straps_and_sleeve_insignias" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">German enlisted rank</a>)</small><br /><b>Soldat'</b></i> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;">Succeeded by<br /><b>senior rank<br /><a href="/wiki/Gefreiter" title="Gefreiter">Gefreiter</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Designation">Designation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Designation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The designation of the particular OR1-rank depends on the individual branch and career of the <a href="/wiki/Soldier" title="Soldier">soldier</a> as regulated in the Zentrale Dienstvorschrift 14/5. The sole OR1-rank designation in the Marine is <a href="/wiki/Matrose_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matrose (Germany)">Matrose</a>, and <i>Sanitätssoldat</i> in the <i>Bundeswehr medical service</i>. Other OR1-designations are described in the table below. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="center">Rank<br />designation</th> <th align="center">Abbrev.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th align="center">Carrier grout (e.g.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Flieger</i></td> <td>Flg</td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">Luftwaffe</a> uniformed personnel with the lowest OR1-rank, with exception of <a href="/wiki/Flugabwehrraketengeschwader_1" title="Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1">Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1</a></li> <li>soldiers of the lowest OR1-rank in the units of the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_Aviation_Corps" title="German Army Aviation Corps"><i>Heeresfliegertruppe</i></a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Funker</i></td> <td>Fu</td> <td>soldiers with the lowest OR1-rank <ul><li>in the <i>Signal Corps</i>, not involved to units of tactical combat forces like <i>Armoured Corps</i></li> <li>of the <a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">Heer</a> in stationary <i>communications centers</i></li> <li>in signal units of the <i>Electronic Warfare</i></li> <li>in units of the <i>Operational Communications</i></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grenadier" title="Grenadier">Grenadier</a></td> <td>Gren</td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">Heer</a> uniformed personnel with the lowest OR1-rank serving in the <a href="/wiki/Wachbataillon" title="Wachbataillon">Wachbataillon beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung</a> since 1991 (until 1991 <i>Jäger</i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A4ger_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jäger (military)">Jäger</a></td> <td>Jg</td> <td>soldiers with the lowest OR1-rank in the units of <i>Jägertruppe</i>, <a href="/wiki/Fallschirmj%C3%A4ger" title="Fallschirmjäger">Fallschirmjägertruppe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gebirgsj%C3%A4ger" title="Gebirgsjäger">Gebirgsjägertruppe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Kanonier</i></td> <td>Kan</td> <td>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank <ul><li>of the Artillery Corps (except Panzerhaubitze units)</li> <li>in the <a href="/wiki/Flugabwehrraketengeschwader_1" title="Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1">Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1</a> of the <i>Luftwaffe</i></li> <li>of the <i>Geo-Information Service</i> belonging to the <i>Heer</i></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matrose_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matrose (Germany)">Matrose</a></td> <td>Matr</td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> uniformed personnel with the lowest OR1-rank </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Panzerfunker</i></td> <td>PzFu </td> <td>soldiers with the lowest OR1-rank of signal troops<i>, integrated to units of the </i>Armoured Corps<i></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panzergrenadier" title="Panzergrenadier">Panzergrenadier</a></td> <td>PzGren, PG </td> <td> <ul><li>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank in units of the <i><a href="/wiki/Motorised_infantry" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorised infantry">Panzergrenadiertruppe</a></i></li> <li><i>Panzergrenadier</i> is also the collective name to all personnel of the <i>Panzergrenadiertruppe</i></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panzerj%C3%A4ger" title="Panzerjäger">Panzerjäger</a></td> <td>PzJg </td> <td>This OR1-rank was discontinued in line with the abolishment of the <i>Panzerjägertruppe</i> (<a href="/wiki/Anti-tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank">Anti-tank</a> troops) in 2006. <ul><li>from 1955 to 2006 it was the lowest OR1-rank of the Panzerjägertruppe</li> <li><i>Panzerjäger</i> was also the collective name for all <i>Panzerjägertruppe</i> personnel</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Panzerkanonier</i></td> <td>PzKan </td> <td>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank of Artillery Corps batteries equipped with armored self-propelled howitzers (de: Panzerhaubitze) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Panzerpionier</i></td> <td>PzPi </td> <td> <ul><li>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank of <i>Panzerpionier</i> units (en: <a href="/wiki/Military_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Military engineer">Armored engineer</a>)</li> <li><i>Panzerpionier</i> is also the collective name to all persons in uniform of the <i>Bundeswehr Panzerpionier companies / Panzerpionier battalions </i></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Panzerschütze</i></td> <td>PzSchtz </td> <td>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank of units of the <i><a href="/wiki/Panzertruppe" class="mw-redirect" title="Panzertruppe">Panzertruppe</a></i> (en: Armoured corps) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Pionier</i></td> <td>Pi </td> <td> <ul><li>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank of <i>Pioniertruppe</i> (en: <a href="/wiki/Combat_engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat engineering">Combat engineering</a>), with the exception of armored engineer units</li> <li><i>Pionier</i> is also the collective name for all <i>Pioniertruppe</i> personnel</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sanitätssoldat</i></td> <td>SanSdt </td> <td> <ul><li>soldier with the lowest OR1-rank in the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Medical_Service_(Germany)" title="Joint Medical Service (Germany)">Joint Medical Service (Germany)</a> or the Heer medical service</li> <li><i>Sanitätssoldat</i> is also the collective name for personnel of the <i>Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr</i> (en: Bundeswehr Medical Service)</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sch%C3%BCtze" title="Schütze">Schütze</a></td> <td>Schtz </td> <td>Normally all military personnel with the lower OR-1 rank serving in Heer that is not mentioned above. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wehrmacht_until_1945">Wehrmacht until 1945</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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</td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obergefreiter" title="Obergefreiter">Matrosenobergefreiter</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="2"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">No equivalent</span> </th> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptgefreiter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauptgefreiter">Hauptgefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptgefreiter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauptgefreiter">Matrosenhauptgefreiter</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">No equivalent</span> </th> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Stabsgefreiter" title="Stabsgefreiter">Stabsgefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Stabsgefreiter" title="Stabsgefreiter">Matrosenstabsgefreiter</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">No equivalent</span> </th> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberstabsgefreiter" title="Oberstabsgefreiter">Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter</a></i></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Soldat</i> is the lowest rank of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Marine Corps, and Air Force. It was introduced in 1991, replacing the former rank of private. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soldat_(Romania)" title="Soldat (Romania)">Soldat (Romania)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" title="Ranks of the German Bundeswehr">Ranks of the German Bundeswehr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_enlisted_personnel_in_NATO_air_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of enlisted personnel in NATO air forces">Ranks and insignia of enlisted personnel in NATO air forces</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soldat_(rank)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-BDWRUS-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BDWRUS_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Official Website (Bundeswehr): Dienstgrade und Uniformen der Bundeswehr (Service Ranks and Uniforms of the German Federal Defence Forces), in German. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/DcLBDYAgDADAWVyA_v25hfIrtpAGLaYUWV9zBxF-iq8UdGmKF-xwnLKmGdIkDt2NxashZ-cwVHKzm3UokbB2L4bE8NRt-QAtole8/">[1]</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 20: 3-7653-3680-7, page 396; definition «Soldat».</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In lists indicated always „S“</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The carrier enlisted art to be understood as an example. 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