What is "infanterist"

Offizier and Infanterist of the k.u.k. Inf.Rgt. 4, 1867]]

Infanterist (en: infantryman) – was the designation to the lowest private rank of infantry, the biggest armed forces branch of the common Austro-Hungarian Army (k.u.k. Army) from 1867 to 1918.

However, until 1918 Infanterist was also the common or generic designation to soldiers, rank independent, of the Infantry branch in the Austro-Hungarian Army as well as in the Army of the German Empire.

In line to the appropriate branch of service it did belong to the so-called Gemeine rank group, comparable to private, soldier or G.I. in Anglophone armed forces. Other Gemeine ranks were as follows:

• Dragoner (en: dragoon),
• Füsilier ( fusilier | Am. also fusileer),
• Grenadier,
• Husar ( hussar),
• Infanterist (infantryman)
• Kanonier ( gunner, cannoneer),
• Musketier (musketeer), etc.
• Pionier ( engineer)
• Sanitätssoldat (medicalman)
• Trainsoldat (trainman)
• Ulan ( uhlan)

Sequence of ranks

junior rank
no

(Austro-Hungarianarmed forces rank)
Infanterist'''

senior rank
Korporal

Waffenrock k.u.k Infantrists until 1918

Infanterist im k.u.k. InfRgt 6.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 6 Soldat im k.u.k. InfRgt 23.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 23 Soldat im k.u.k. InfRgt 51.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 51 Soldat im k.u.k. InfRgt 57.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 57 Soldat im k.u.k. InfRgt 65.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 65 Soldat im k.u.k. InfRgt 66.png|

k.u.k Inf.Rgt. 66