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Eighteen months later he was commissioned as a leutnant, the lowest of the German officer ranks.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Eighteen months later he was commissioned as a leutnant, the lowest of the German officer ranks.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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I think that it is not unreasonable to add back another 16 officers at the battalion level to cover the senior officers of the battalion such as the Obrist, the Obrist-leutnant, the Obrist-wachtmeister, 2 standard bearers, some kadetten junior officers and a few musicians.
Austrian Battalion Strength in the SYW Der Alte Fritz 2008
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I think that it is not unreasonable to add back another 16 officers at the battalion level to cover the senior officers of the battalion such as the Obrist, the Obrist-leutnant, the Obrist-wachtmeister, 2 standard bearers, some kadetten junior officers and a few musicians.
Archive 2008-02-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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He was talking rapidly to a young, stiff Ober-leutnant.
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The word of Folkestone's fall came as he was lecturing his leutnant on the characteristics of the Hythe beach.
Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974
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The native jumped up, saluted in magnificent parody, and, with an abominable accent, shouted, "Hallo, Unter - leutnant!"
The Heirs of Babylon Cook, Glen 1972
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Kapitan Schwalbe and his Unter-leutnant had likewise vanished.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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"Me Hermann Rix, Ober-leutnant of unterseeboot," he announced.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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"Are you sure they haven't a couple of quick-firers mounted aft, sir?" asked the Unter-leutnant.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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