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FähnrichFähnrich, military rank in the Austrian army held by students at Austrian military academies until their promotion to Lieutenant. Historically the term Fähnrich referred to a soldier carrying the flag. Due to the lack of adequate uniforms, it was common until the early Renaissance for the soldiers in a regiment to gather around the Fähnrich in order to establish who was friend or foe.
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