Feldunterarzt

Feldunterarzt (short: FUArzt or FUA; literal: field junior surgent) was a military rank in the German Wehrmacht until 1945. It was established additional to the Unterarzt July 25, 1940. Uniform and shoulder board were identical to the Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Oberfähnrich). However, without the double unterofficer galloons. The Gothic letter A between the two silver felwebel stars indicated the membership to the Military Surgent Academy in Berlin. The Feldunterarzt was an officer aspirant (de: Offizier-Anwärter, short OA or O.A.) in the military Health Service System (HSS).

Field junior surgent Feldunterarzt (FUArzt/ FUA)
Collar patches and shoulder board
Country	Nazi Germany
Service branch	Heer (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Officer Aspirant
NATO rank	OR-7
Next higher rank	Assistenzarzt (OF-1)
Next lower rank	no
Equivalent ranks	See list

According to the rank hierarchy it was comparable to Sergeant First Class (de: Oberfeldwebel) or Chief Petty Officer (de: Oberbootsmann) NATO-Rangcode OR-7[1]

He passed already the first surgeon or dentist medical state examination on the Military Surgent Academy, and received practical training in the medical corps or in line medical service in a military unit in the Heer or Luftwaffe. Then he turned back to the Military Surgent Academy, in order to be promoted to the Assistenzarzt, the lowest officer rank, comparable to second lieutenant (NATO OF-1b).

Wehrmacht

Heer

In line to the so-called Reichsbesoldungsordnung (en: Reich's salary order), appendixes to the Salary law of the German Empire (de: Besoldungsgesetz des Deutschen Reiches) of 1927[2] (changes 1937 – 1940), the comparative ranks were as follows: C 15

• Oberfeldwebel (Heer and Luftwaffe)
• Unterarzt (medical service of the Wehrmacht)
  • Feldunterarzt, from 1940
• Unterveterinär (veterinarian service of the Wehrmacht)

The corps colour of the Military Health System in German armed forces was traditional  dark blue, and of the veterinarian service  carmine red.[3] This tradition was continued by the medical service corps in Heer and Luftwaffe of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht. However, the corps colour of the Waffen-SS HSS was  cornflower blue.

junior Rank no

German medical officer rank Feldunterarzt (Unterarzt)

senior Rank Assistenzarzt

Address

The manner of formal addressing of military surgeons/dentists with the rank Feldunterarzt was, „Herr Feldunterarzt“.

Ranks Wehrmacht until 1945[4]				Ranks
Medical service	en translation	Equivalent Heer	en equivalent
Generaloberstabsarzt	Senior Staff-Surgeon General	General der Waffengattung	three star rank	OF-8
Generalstabsarzt	Staff-Surgeon General	Generalleutnant	two star rank	OF-7
Generalarzt	Surgeon General	Generalmajor	one star rank	OF-6
Oberstarzt	Colonel (Dr.)	Oberst	Colonel	OF-5
Oberfeldarzt	Lieutenant colonel (Dr.)	Oberstleutnant	Lieutenant colonel	OF-4
Oberstabsarzt	Major (Dr.)	Major		OF-3
Stabsarzt	Captain (Dr.)	Hauptmann	Captain (army)	OF-2
Oberarzt	First lieutenant (Dr.)	Oberleutnant	First lieutenant	OF-1a
Assistenzarzt	Second lieutenant (Dr.)	Leutnant	Second lieutenant	OF-1b
Unterarzt	Sergeant 1st Class (Dr.)	Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Oberfähnrich)	Officer Aspirant	OR-7[1]
Feldunterarzt (from 1940)

See also

• Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945)
• Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)

References

1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
2. Besoldungsgesetz vom 16. Dezember 1927 (RGBl. I …, C Soldaten S. 391), changes 1937 to 1940
3. “War and victory 1870-71”, culture history, published by Julius von Pflugk-Harttung. (Original title: Krieg und Sieg 1870-71, Kulturgeschichte, Herausgeber Julius von Pflugk-Harttung.)
4. F. Altrichter: “The reserve officer”, fourteenth checked addition, Berlin 1941, pages 158-159. (Original title: F. Altrichter: „Der Reserveoffizier“, vierzehnte durchgesehene Auflage, Berlin 1941, Seiten 158-159.)