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[[Image:Kossak Jul Rotmistrz pancerny.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Rotmistrz of an [[Towarzysz pancerny|armoured]] regiment.]] |
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'''Rotmistrz''' (derived from {{lang-de|[[Rittmeister]]}}) was a [[military rank]] in [[Poland]] from the 15th century to the mid-20th century. It is often Anglicized as '''rotamaster.''' In earlier times the rotmistrz served as the commander of an [[infantry]] (''[[rota (formation)|rota piechoty]]'') or [[cavalry]] [[company]] (''[[choragiew|chorągiew jazdy]]''), though sometimes he would temporarily be assigned field-grade tasks commanding an entire [[regiment]] or even a larger formation. |
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In the cavalry the rank continued until 1945 as a company-grade title. Applied to the commander of a [[troop]], it was equivalent to a modern-day [[Kapitan (rank)|Kapitan]] ([[Captain (military)|Captain]]-equivalent in other armies). |
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This system is similar to the former German cavalry usage of ''Rittmeister'' ("ride master") for cavalry troop commanders, instead of ''[[Hauptmann]]'' as for similar ranks in other branches. |
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==Notable Rotamasters== |
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*Medieval and Early Modern |
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**[[Michał Grocholski]] |
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**[[Prokop Sieniawski]] |
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**[[Franciszek Sebastian Lubomirski]] |
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**[[Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski]] |
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**[[Jan Paweł Sapieha]] |
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*Modern |
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**[[Witold Pilecki]] |
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**[[Zygmunt Szendzielarz]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Polish Armed Forces rank insignia]] |
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* [[Offices in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] |
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* [[Comparative military ranks]] |
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{{Polish officer ranks}} |
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[[Category:Military ranks of Poland]] |
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[[pl:Rotmistrz]] |
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[[ru:Ротмистр]] |
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