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Word: subdeacon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...will lose their military rank. German citizens living in foreign countries are still liable for conscription. Pure-blooded Jews, criminals and the morally unfit are excluded from active service. The only ones exempted from military service are candidates for the Catholic priesthood who have already received at least a subdeacon's ordination. Unlike the old Prussian Army, officered exclusively by aristocrats, every conscript will have an equal chance at an officer's commission. Thus a new order of self-made soldiers will be introduced into the old Army setup of Kaiser Wilhelm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Old Army, New Order | 6/3/1935 | See Source »

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