Rank abbreviation and acronyms

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abaco
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Rank abbreviation and acronyms

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Post by abaco » 14 Dec 2022, 17:19

Hi everybody,
Oberleutnant (MN) d.R. XXXX
Oberleutant (MA) XXX
(MN), (MA) and d.R. stand for?

Marinenachrichten?
Marine Artillerie?
Marine Abwehr
Graduated?

There is a list of these acronyms?

Thanks
Abaco

Thoddy
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Re: Rank abbreviation and acronyms

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Post by Thoddy » 21 Dec 2022, 12:38

d. R. der Reserve

(MN...MA) career as you expected
"Meine Herren, es kann ein siebenjähriger, es kann ein dreißigjähriger Krieg werden – und wehe dem, der zuerst die Lunte in das Pulverfaß schleudert!"


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Re: Rank abbreviation and acronyms

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Post by abaco » 21 Dec 2022, 12:46

Thank you so much.
So M.A. should be Marine Artillerie or Marine Abwehr, that's correct?

Darius333
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Post by Darius333 » 21 Dec 2022, 21:00

MA = MarineArtillerie.

Look also at: https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... rsicht.php

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Darius

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Post by abaco » 21 Dec 2022, 21:07

Thank you for the link to the marinearchiv page.
It's very interesting.

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