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Zwolfender

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I understand the term Zolfender to mean 12 point buck/deer/hirsch

But how so when applied to the name of a person, the guy mentioned in the text was a former NCO who was now a Leutnant. Does this mean he was a Mustang officer of some type.

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Re: Zwolfender

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Hi Fish,
according to Wikipedia:

Zwölfender (Soldat)
Als Zwölfender werden beim Militär Soldaten bezeichnet, die eine mindestens zwölfjährige Dienstzeit abgeleistet haben.
Bereits in der preußischen Armee, aber auch bei der Reichswehr und der Wehrmacht konnte damit ein Anspruch auf Versorgung mit einer Stelle im öffentlichen Dienst erworben werden.
In der Regel waren es Unteroffiziersdienstgrade, die anschließend zum Beispiel als Grenzbeamte, als Beamte bei Justiz, Post, Bahn oder der Polizei tätig waren. Zur Vorbereitung auf die zivile Tätigkeit konnten sie Armeeschulen besuchen.

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From what I understand,it refered to a soldier that had signed up for a 12 year term,mostly before the war.A career,so to speak. ---bil
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Zwölfender (soldier)
In the Military, a soldier is referred to as Zwölfender if he served a term of service for at least twelve years.
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Thanks guys, yes that sounds about right. The leutnant was an old veteran of the regiment who had been a Oberfeldwebel in Africa and was now a Lt in the training detachment. Looks like he must have had his 12 years and since he had a lot of experience they commissioned him to the rank of Lt.
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