Description
- Theme: Napoleonic Wars
- Historical Period: 19th century
- Scale: 1/32
- Coloring: Unpainted
- Soldier Type: Infantry
A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). In modern military writing, "private" is abridged to "Pte" in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations countries and to "Pvt" in the United States. The German Bundeswehr modern-day equivalent of the private rank (NATO-standard code OR-2) is Gefreiter. The equivalent of the lowest rank (NATO-standard code OR-1) is either Schtze (rifleman), Kanonier (gunner), or Jger (light-infantryman otherwise ranger), and sometimes in general simply Soldat (soldier), as well as other unit-specific distinctions. Up until 1918, it was Gemeine (Ordinary [soldier]) as well as unit-specific distinctions such as Musketier (musketeer), Infanterist (infantryman), Krassier (cuirassier), Jger (light-infantryman otherwise ranger), Fsilier (fusilier), etc., until 1945 Soldat (soldier) and unit-specific distinctions such as Schtze (rifleman), Grenadier (grenadier), etc. The navy equivalent of the OR-1 rank is known as Matrose (sailor or seaman), and the German Air Force equivalent is Flieger (aviator or airman) which is also used by army aviators.