Rittmeister in the Karabinier-Regiment Graf Hatzfeld, 1748
The Dutch equivalent, Ritmeester, is still the official designation for officers in the cavalry branches of the Royal Dutch Army.[3]
The Norwegian rank, rittmester/rittmeister, still serves as the official designation for officers in the armoured and mechanized infantry branches of the Norwegian Army. In Sweden the rank was known as ryttmästare, and in Denmark (until 1951) as ritmester. The spelling ritmester was used in Norwegian until 1907.
In the Polish army (from the 15th century to the mid-20th century) a rotmistrz commanded a formation called a rota. However, a rotmistrz of hussars was a commander of between 100 and 180 hussars, with a lieutenant of hussars as his second-in-command. The Lithuanian term was rotmistras.[citation needed] In earlier times the rotmistrz served as the commander of an infantry or cavalrycompany, though sometimes he would temporarily be assigned field rank tasks e.g. commanding an entire regiment or even a larger formation. In the cavalry the rank continued until 1945 as a company level title. Applied to the commander of a troop, it was equivalent of a modern-day captain.
The rank was also adopted by RussianNew Regiments as rotmistr (ротмистр) and later formalized in Table of Ranks as the cavalry post; until 1798, and between 1883 and 1918, a lower-ranking shtabs-rotmistr (штабс-ротмистр) also existed, representing the ranks of Senior Captain and Junior Captain in the Russian Imperial Guards Cavalry, Army Cavalry, Gendarmerie and Border Guards by 1914.
In British and Commonwealth military forces, a Riding Master is an appointment, not a rank. In the Household Cavalry Regiment a suitable Warrant Officer within the ranks of Riding Instructors is commissioned from the ranks. The duration of this appointment is determined by the Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel and, once appointed, the Riding Master is responsible to the Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment for the training of recruits and remounts.[4]
^ Thomas, Nigel; G. A. Embleton (2003). The German Army of World War I (1): 1914-15. Translated by G. A. Embleton. Osprey Publishing. ISBN9781841765655. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
^ Jewison, Glenn; Jörg C. Steiner (2008-12-12). "Badges of Rank of the Austro-Hungarian Army 1914-1918". Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918. Retrieved 2008-10-16. Infantry: Hauptmann... Cavalry: Rittmeister
^(PDF). Directie Voorlichting en Communicatie (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. October 2006. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
^Bunkley, Joel William (1918). Military And Naval Recognition Book: A Handbook On The Organization, Uniforms And Insignia Of Rank Of The World's Armed Forces (2nd ed.). New York: D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 203. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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Rittmeister German and Scandinavian for riding master or cavalry master is or was a military rank of a commissioned cavalry officer in the armies of Germany Austria Hungary Scandinavia and some other countries A Rittmeister is typically in charge of a squadron a company sized unit called a troop in the United States as opposed to the U S cavalry squadron of larger battalion size and is the equivalent of a Hauptmann rank en captain 1 2 The various names of this rank in different languages all Germanic plus Estonian were Swedish ryttmastare Danish ritmester Norwegian rittmester bokmal the spelling ritmester was used until 1907 or rittmeister nynorsk German Rittmeister Estonian rittmeisterRittmeister in the Karabinier Regiment Graf Hatzfeld 1748 The Dutch equivalent Ritmeester is still the official designation for officers in the cavalry branches of the Royal Dutch Army 3 The Norwegian rank rittmester rittmeister still serves as the official designation for officers in the armoured and mechanized infantry branches of the Norwegian Army In Sweden the rank was known as ryttmastare and in Denmark until 1951 as ritmester The spelling ritmester was used in Norwegian until 1907 The armies of Poland Finland Lithuania and Russia adopted but localised the Germanic term for someone of similar rank These were Polish rotmistrz Finnish ratsumestari Lithuanian rotmistras Russian rotmistr rotmistr In the Polish army from the 15th century to the mid 20th century a rotmistrz commanded a formation called a rota However a rotmistrz of hussars was a commander of between 100 and 180 hussars with a lieutenant of hussars as his second in command The Lithuanian term was rotmistras citation needed In earlier times the rotmistrz served as the commander of an infantry or cavalry company though sometimes he would temporarily be assigned field rank tasks e g commanding an entire regiment or even a larger formation In the cavalry the rank continued until 1945 as a company level title Applied to the commander of a troop it was equivalent of a modern day captain The rank was also adopted by Russian New Regiments as rotmistr rotmistr and later formalized in Table of Ranks as the cavalry post until 1798 and between 1883 and 1918 a lower ranking shtabs rotmistr shtabs rotmistr also existed representing the ranks of Senior Captain and Junior Captain in the Russian Imperial Guards Cavalry Army Cavalry Gendarmerie and Border Guards by 1914 In British and Commonwealth military forces a Riding Master is an appointment not a rank In the Household Cavalry Regiment a suitable Warrant Officer within the ranks of Riding Instructors is commissioned from the ranks The duration of this appointment is determined by the Regimental Lieutenant Colonel and once appointed the Riding Master is responsible to the Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment for the training of recruits and remounts 4 Insignia EditCurrent Edit Ritmeester Royal Netherlands Army 5 Rittmester Norwegian Army 6 Former Edit Ritmester Royal Danish Army 7 Rotmistr Rotmistr Imperial Russian Army 8 Notable rank holders EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rittmeister news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rittmeister Carl Bolle Rittmeister Bruno Richter Rotmistrz Witold Pilecki Rotmistrz Atanazy MiaczynskiSee also EditComparative military ranks Comparative military ranks of World War IReferences Edit Thomas Nigel G A Embleton 2003 The German Army of World War I 1 1914 15 Translated by G A Embleton Osprey Publishing ISBN 9781841765655 Retrieved 2008 10 16 Jewison Glenn Jorg C Steiner 2008 12 12 Badges of Rank of the Austro Hungarian Army 1914 1918 Austro Hungarian Land Forces 1848 1918 Retrieved 2008 10 16 Infantry Hauptmann Cavalry Rittmeister Wie is wie De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht Who is who rank insignia of military establishment PDF Directie Voorlichting en Communicatie in Dutch Ministerie van Defensie October 2006 p 2 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 10 30 Retrieved 2008 10 16 THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY THE REGIMENTAL COMMAND STRUCTURE at the Wayback Machine archived 2013 07 19 De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht PDF in Dutch Ministry of Defence Netherlands 19 December 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2021 Militaere grader forsvaret no in Norwegian Norwegian Armed Forces 4 February 2021 Retrieved 26 May 2021 Hillmos Finn Haerens gradstegn 1923 Army insignia 1923 PDF chakoten dk Retrieved 28 August 2018 Bunkley Joel William 1918 Military And Naval Recognition Book A Handbook On The Organization Uniforms And Insignia Of Rank Of The World s Armed Forces 2nd ed New York D Van Nostrand Company p 203 Retrieved 29 June 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rittmeister amp oldid 1100179891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
