Rittmeister

He builds Wolf Among Wolves around Wolfgang Pagel, a former army second lieutenant and current inveterate gambler, his live-in girlfriend Petra, and his former military comrades, Rittmeister (Captain) Joachim von Prackwitz and Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) Etzel von Studmann.

Book Review: Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010

He builds Wolf Among Wolves around Wolfgang Pagel, a former army second lieutenant and current inveterate gambler, his live-in girlfriend Petra, and his former military comrades, Rittmeister (Captain) Joachim von Prackwitz and Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) Etzel von Studmann.

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Rittmeister von Brocken, the camp commandant, gave a short address to the prisoners and L.G. Beaumont, representing the Hall Control Committee, accepted the keys and opened the building.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

And I well remember thinking, at the moment that I made this stroke -- and so saved my life by it, for the fellow was pressing me very closely -- how happy it would have made the old Rittmeister could he have seen me deliver it.

The Aztec Treasure-House Thomas Allibone Janvier

Rittmeister von Müller, the caterer has been dispensed with.

The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship

The young Rittmeister of the Tank Corps sat with an impassive face, drawing a pattern on his blotting-pad.

Pied Piper Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1942

From the office Feldwebel cried, 'Achtung!' and a young officer, a Rittmeister of the Tank Corps came out.

Pied Piper Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1942

What would we not give for a portrait of one of Murat's light-cavalrymen, or of a Grenadier of the Old Guard, drawn with the same bold strokes as the Rittmeister of Gustavus or the archers of the French King's Guard in ` ` Quentin Durward ''?

Through the Magic Door Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1907

Several children died at a very early age; the defeat of Prussia brought foreign occupation; Schoenhausen was seized by French troopers; the marks of their swords are still to be seen in a beam over one of the doors, and Rittmeister v. Bismarck had to take his wife away into the woods in order to escape their violence.

Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire Headlam, James W 1899

As I lay still staring up into the sky, I heard the Rittmeister addressing Dr. Delmont in angry tones.

The Maids of Paradise 1899