Oberwachtmeister

Oberwachtmeister (OWm) (ge: for senior master-sentinel; senior watch-master) is in Austria and Switzerland a military rank of non-commissioned officers (NCO). The Dutch variant (opperwachtmeester) used in cavalry, artillery and marechaussee branches of the Dutch armed forces. Besides Austria and Switzerland today, the rank was also used for example in Germany and Russia.

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