What is "panzergrenadier"

Panzergrenadiere of the Bundeswehr on out post (de: Alarmposten) during basic training.]] (short: PzGren or Pzg) is a German term for motorised or mechanized infantry – that is, infantry transported in combat vehicles specialized for such tasks – as introduced during World War II. It is used in the armies of Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

However, in the German Heer, Panzergrenadier is also the lowest rank of enlisted men (de: Mannschaften) in the Panzergrenadiertruppe, comparable to NATO OR-1.

1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"↩