À la suite

À la suite (French pronunciation: ​[a la sɥit], in the entourage [of]) was a military title, given to those who were entitled to wear a regimental uniform but otherwise had no official position.

In Prussia, these were:

Officers and others (for example surgeons were "à la suite of a Sanitätskorps") were thus not inserted into the military command structure, but rather had roles in the administration, military direction (war ministry, or similar) or military education. Also men could be "à la suite of his majesty" if they directly worked for the ruler.

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