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Korporal
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korporal korporał
German
Etymology
17th century, de fr corporal 1, an alteration (after fr corps) of de frm caporal, from de it caporale.
Pronunciation
de /kɔʁpoˈʁaːl/
de De-Korporal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːl 3
Noun
m,,e:^e de military
de Swiss history or non-German armies corporal, lower non-commissioned officer (in today’s Switzerland equivalent to OR-4)
de Austria an enlisted rank (equivalent to OR-3)
de Germany since 2021 a rank awarded to high-performing enlisted personnel (equivalent to OR-4 and paid like OR-5, but not considered an NCO rank)
Declension
m,,e:^e
Derived terms
de Stabskorporal
Related terms
de Kapo
de Korps
Further reading
de Military ranks