Engineer captain

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As an engineer-captain , also an engineer captain , were since the 17th century architects , engineers or cartographers as officers cartographic and / or civil engineering tasks called, conducted for the military. They were comparable to the rank of captain or captain.

tasks

  • The production of maps or cartography for predominantly military purposes: it served u. a. to measure and document unknown or conquered areas.
  • The planning of fortifications or fortresses or other fortifications as well as field fortifications .
  • Planning of other structural systems such as canals, bridges, buildings etc. not only for military uses.
  • Urban planning

Further developments

From the 18th century in some states such as Prussia , France , United Kingdom (1717: Corps of Engineers , 1855 Royal Engineers ), Netherlands , Saxony and Russia, the engineering corps , also known as the Corps of Geniuses . Together with the sappers (siege pioneers ), miners for the tunnel construction and the pontooners , the pioneer troops developed from this in the 19th century as an independent class of service .

Later in the career of engineer officers there was also the engineer ensign , the engineer lieutenant , the engineer lieutenant or the engineer major , engineer colonel lieutenant or engineer colonel . In some armies, such as in Russia or Saxony, the designations inspector , up to general inspector and also engineer general , or also ingénieur militaire , architecte militaire and officier de genie were known .

Former engineering captains

The very different tasks and careers of the engineering captains in Germany and in other countries can be seen in some examples:

Names in other countries

  • Belgium: captain of genius , capitaine du génie
  • France: capitaine du génie
  • Netherlands: captains of genius
  • English-speaking area: captain of engineering in the Combat engineer (English also pioneer ) or Corps of Engineers US Army from 1775
  • Sweden: Capitain des Mineurs
  • Spain: Ingenieros Militares