Feldunterarzt
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Nazi Germany| Field junior surgent Feldunterarzt (FUArzt/ FUA) | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Service branch | Heer (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Officer Aspirant |
| Next higher rank | Assistenzarzt (OF-1) |
| Next lower rank | no |
| Equivalent ranks | See list |
Feldunterarzt (short: FUArzt or FUA; literal: field under physician) was a military rank in the German Wehrmacht until 1945. It was established additional to the Unterarzt July 25, 1940. Uniform and shoulder board were identical to the Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Oberfähnrich), however without the double unterofficer galloons. The Gothic letter A between the two silver feldwebel stars indicated the membership to the Military Medical Academy in Berlin. The Feldunterarzt was an officer aspirant (de: Offizier-Anwärter, short OA or O.A.) in the Military Health Service.
According to the rank hierarchy, it was comparable to Sergeant First Class (de: Oberfeldwebel) or Chief Petty Officer (de: Oberbootsmann)
Heer
In line to the so-called Reichsbesoldungsordnung (en: Reich's salary order), appendixes to the Salary law of the German Empire (de: Besoldungsgesetz des Deutschen Reiches) of 1927[1] (changes 1937 – 1940), the comparative ranks were as follows: C 15
- Oberfeldwebel (Heer and Luftwaffe)
- Unterarzt (medical service of the Wehrmacht, with voller ärztlicher Approbation, i.e. full medical license)
- Feldunterarzt, from 1940 (ranking below Unterarzt, with Physikum, i.e. first medical examination)[2]
- Unterveterinär (veterinarian service of the Wehrmacht)
The corps colour of the Military Health System in German armed forces was traditional dark blue, and of the veterinarian service carmine red.[3] This tradition was continued by the medical service corps in Heer and Luftwaffe of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht. However, the corps colour of the Waffen-SS HSS was cornflower blue.
| junior Rank no |
 German medical officer rank Feldunterarzt (Unterarzt) |
senior Rank Assistenzarzt |
