Quartiermeister

term appears to derive from the title of a German royal official, the Quartiermeister. This term meant "master of quarters" (where "quarters" refers to lodging

for military forces and units. In the Imperial German Army, while a Quartiermeister was a non-commissioned officer in charge of supplies, a Generalquartiermeister

was headed by a General Quartermaster (General-Quartiermeister) while a Lieutenant (General-Quartiermeister-Lieutenant) headed each brigade. This lasted

NCOs Enlisted  Austro-Hungarian Navy Oberstabsbootsmann Stabsbootsmann Unterbootsmann Bootsmannsmaat Quartiermeister Matrose 1. Klasse Matrose 2. Klasse

corporal Unter-ofitsery (Non-commissioned officers) Kvartirmeister (Quartiermeister) Quartermaster Morskoi mladshii unter-ofitzer (Unteroffizier) Naval