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Ryttmästare

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Ryttmästare
Country Sweden
Service branchArmy
RankCaptain
NATO rank codeOF-2
Formation16th century
Abolished1972
Next higher rankMajor
Next lower rankLieutenant
Equivalent ranksCaptain

Ryttmästare (from the German word Rittmeister) was a military rank in the Swedish cavalry in the Swedish Army. The rank corresponded to the rank of captain in other service branches. The rank was abolished in 1972.

History

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The military rank of ryttmästare as a designation for the rank of captain had been used since the 16th century.[1] The name was then used for the commander of a company of riders (several of them were usually part of a squadron). Ryttmästare later became squadron commander.[2] Since the 17th century it was the title for a company officer of the highest rank in the Swedish cavalry with position between lieutenant and major (corresponding to the rank of captain in other branches).[3][4] A 1967 inquiry (Tjänsteställningsutredningen 1967) considered that the position of ryttmästare as a designation for the rank of captain in the cavalry should be retained as long as the cavalry remained as a service branch in the organization.[1] The rank was abolished after a reform in 1972 (Tjänsteställningsreformen 1972).[5]

Uniform

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Field uniform model 1958/1959 – rank structure of 1949

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Uniform model 1939 – rank structure of 1949

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Uniform model 1939

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Uniform model 1923

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Uniform model 1910

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Uniform model 1906

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tjänsteställningsutredningen (1967). Tjänsteställning inom krigsmakten: betänkande (PDF). Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1967:15 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Esselte. p. 135. SELIBR 617608.
  2. ^ Westrin, Theodor; G:son Berg, Ruben; Söderberg, Verner, eds. (1916). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 24 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 5. SELIBR 8072220.
  3. ^ "Ryttmästare". Svenska Akademiens ordbok (in Swedish). Vol. 23. 1960. p. R 3445. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ryttmästare". Förvaltningshistorisk ordbok (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Kungl. Maj:ts proposition nr 44 år 1972 - Prop. 1972:44 - Kungl. Maj:ts proposition med förslag till lag om ändring i värnpliktslagen (1941:967), m. m." (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksdag. 17 March 1972. Retrieved 8 October 2021.