Junior surgent Unterarzt (UArzt/ UA) | |
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Country | Nazi Germany |
Service branch | Heer (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Officer Aspirant |
NATO rank code | OR-7 |
Next higher rank | Assistenzarzt (OF-1) |
Next lower rank | no |
Equivalent ranks | See list |
Unterarzt (short: UArzt or UA) was a military rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until 1945.
It describes a qualified or licensed surgeon or dentist of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant (O.A. or OA – de: Offizieranwärter) rank. According to the rank hierarchy it was comparable to Sergeant First Class (de: Oberfeldwebel) or Chief Petty Officer (de: Oberbootsmann) NATO-Rangcode OR7[1] in anglophone armed forces.