cavalry master
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thumb|upright|Rittmeister in the Karabinier-Regiment Graf Hatzfeld, 1748 Rittmaster () is usually a commissioned officer military rank used in a few armies, usually equivalent to Captain. Historically it has been used in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Scandinavia, and some other countries.
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- Military rank insignia of the Heer - Rittmeister
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- capitán de caballería
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thumb|upright|Rittmeister in the Karabinier-Regiment Graf Hatzfeld, 1748 Rittmaster () is usually a commissioned officer military rank used in a few armies, usually equivalent to Captain. Historically it has been used in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Scandinavia, and some other countries.
A is typically in charge of a squadron (a company-sized unit called a "troop" in the United States, as opposed to the U.S. cavalry squadron of larger battalion size), and is the equivalent of a Hauptmann rank (or captain in most army branches).