German Army

German Army Rank Term

British Army Equivalent

MANNSCHAFTEN (MEN) Schütze Private, infantry Grenadier Private, infantry Fusilier Private, infantry Musketier Private, infantry Jäger Private in a rifle battalion or mountain regiment Reiter Trooper, cavalry Kanonier Gunner, artillery Panzerschütze Tank crew member Panzergrenadier Infantry private, armored unit Pionier Sapper (Engineer) Funker Signaller Fahrer Driver, horse-drawn vehicles Kraftfahrer Driver, mechanized vehicles Musikerschütze Musician Trompeterreiter Cavalry trumpeter Sanitätssoldat Medical orderly Beschlagschmiedschütze Farrier Beschlagschmiedreiter Cavalry farrier Oberschütze Senior private Oberreiter Senior cavalry trooper Oberkanonier Senior gunner Panzeroberschütze Senior tank crew member Oberpanzergrenadier Senior infantry private, armored unit Oberpionier Senior sapper Oberfunker Senior signaller Oberkraftfahrer Senior driver, mechanized vehicles Oberfahrer Senior driver, horse-drawn vehicles Musikeroberschütze Senior musician Trompeteroberreiter Senior cavalry trumpeter Sanitätsobersoldat Senior medical orderly Beschlagschmiedoberschütze Senior farrier Beschlagschmiedoberreiter Senior cavalry farrier Gefreiter Lance-corporal Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter Cadet lance-corporal Sanitätsgefreiter Lance-corporal, medical troops Beschlagschmiedgefreiter Farrier lance-corporal Obergefreiter Corporal Beschlagschmiedobergefreiter Farrier corporal Sanitätsobergefreiter Corporal, medical troops Stabsgefreiter Senior staff corporal