Soldat (rank)
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Soldat ([zɔlˈdaːt] short: S, plural Soldaten) is the lowest rank of enlisted men in the land-based armed forces of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is usually grouped as OR-1 within the NATO ranking system, excluding the Swiss armed services which is not part of NATO.[1]
This article is about the Austrian and German military rank. For the general term in the English language for "soldier of the lowest rank", see Private (rank).