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Matrose (other)
Matrose is a German term for sailor or seaman. Matrose may also refer to: * ''Matrose'', the lowest enlisted rank in the German Navy * ''Matrosen'', a rank in the ''Kriegsmarine'' See also *Matros (other) Matros is a term for sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer in several languages. It may also refer to: People * Matt Matros, an American poker player * Juilão Mateus Paulo, an Angolan politician known also as Dino Matross Military * ''Matros' ..., a word for "sailor" in several (mostly Slavic) languages * Matross, an archaic English soldier of artillery * Matro, a Swiss mountain {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the sailor is old, and the term ''sailor'' has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, but it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the mode of transport, and encompasses people who operate ships professionally, be it for a military navy or civilian merchant navy, as a sport or recreationally. In a navy, there may be further distinctions: ''sailor'' may refer to any member of the navy even if they are based on land; while ''seaman'' may refer to a specific enlisted rank. Professional mariners Seafarers hold a variety of professions and ranks, each of which carries unique responsibilities which are integral to the successful operation of an ocean-going vessel. A ship's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Navy
The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Marine'' (German Navy) became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German ''Volksmarine'' (People's Navy). It is deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its primary mission is protection of Germany's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as sea lines of communication. Apart from this, the German Navy participates in peacekeeping operations, and renders humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. It also participates in anti-piracy operations. History The German Navy traces its roots back to the ''Reichsflotte'' (Imperial Fleet) of the revolutionary era of 1848–52. The ''Reichsflotte'' was the first German navy to sail under the black-red-gold flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the and the , of the , the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, the grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s. The 1919 treaty had limited the size of the German navy and prohibited the building of submarines. ships were deployed to the waters around Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) under the guise of enforcing non-intervention, but in reality supported the Nationalists against the Spanish Republicans. In January 1939, Plan Z, a massive shipbuilding program, was ordered, calling for surface naval parity with the British Royal Navy by 1944. When World War II broke out in September 1939, Plan Z was shelved in favour of a crash building program for submarines (U-boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matros (other)
Matros is a term for sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer in several languages. It may also refer to: People * Matt Matros, an American poker player * Juilão Mateus Paulo, an Angolan politician known also as Dino Matross Military * ''Matros'', a rank in the Norwegian military The Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvaret, , The Defence) is the armed forces, military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Norwegian ... * Матрос (''matros''), an enlisted rank in the Bulgarian Navy * Матрос (''matros''), an enlisted rank in the Ukrainian Navy * Матрос (''matros''), an enlisted rank in the Russian and former Soviet Navy See also * Matrose (other), German for "sailor" * Matross, an archaic English soldier of artillery * Matro, a Swiss mountain {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matross
A matross was a soldier of artillery, who ranked next below a gunner. The duty of a matross was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns. They were provided with firelocks, and marched with thstore-wagons acting as guards. In the United States Army, a matross ranked as a private of artillery. The word is probably derived from French ''matelot'', a sailor. The OED states that the word is borrowed from the Dutch ''Matroos'' ('a sailor of the lowest rank'), and is cognate with similar terms in German, Danish and Swedish. at Oxford English Dictionary
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