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Platzmajor or Placemajor (from French: major de place) was an officer rank designated to the officer in charge of police duties in a garrison or fortress.[1] It was used in the German Empire,[2] Habsburg Monarchy,[3] Russia and Sweden[4] until the 19th century.

In German, it is one of several fortress officer ranks known as Platzoffizier [de].

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  1. ^ Liebmann, James Alexander (1896). Vocabulary of Technical Military Terms: English-German, German-English, for the Use of Military Students. Gale & Polden, Limited. p. 74.
  2. ^ F.C.H. Clarke (1876). The armed strength of the German empire. p. 116.
  3. ^ Kriegsministerium (1854). Militär-Schematismus des österreichischen Kaiserthums. Aus der k.k. Hof- und Staats-Druckerei.
  4. ^ "Platsmajor". Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland r.f.
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