Body
In the vernacular, Krümper was the name given to newly drafted recruits for military service in the East Prussian dialect . The expression Krümper or Kremper was already known under Frederick II of Prussia and originally referred to those members of the army as Krümper who only had tasks that did not belong to the direct weapon service or who were not yet included in the regimental lists. They received neither pay nor weapons, but were merely fed for their service. The Krümper were maintained from savings made at the expense of the budgetary troops or from their own income with food in kind.
From 1809 to 1813, this designation was transferred to those conscripts in Prussia who received brief training with the troops of the standing army for the purpose of providing a large number of militarily trained men and were then released back home to make room for others. The process was later called the body system .
literature
- Brockhaus' Konversationslexikon, 14th edition 1894, Leipzig, Volume 10, p. 766
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antikguide ( Memento from October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )