What is exact meaning and function of Richtschutze?

[pzo]

I have death card in which soldier is described as "Richtschutze in einem Inf. - Regt. Was he crew member of MG or artillery piece?

[GHP]

gunner

[Google-Translate with slight cleaning by me] Gunner is a general term for the operator of a gun. This gun can be mounted or installed, e.g. B. in tanks. The gunner directs the gun (hence the name) on command to fight the target. Horizontal movements of the tube are called traversing [Schwenken], vertical movements elevation [Richten]. Modern guns are operated using steering wheel-like fittings. The loader is responsible for loading the gun. The gunner also represents the tank commander. The operator of an anti-tank guided missile is referred to as a steering contactor if he has to operate the cannon and the PALR (e.g. in the SPZ BMP-1) as a directional gunner.

English wiki:Gun Laying

[Simon O.]

This guy's job

[pzo]

This guy's job

Many thanks for comments and nice picture. Am I correct to say that Richtschutze in infantry unit is the same as Kanonier in artillery unit?

[Simon O.]

No, Kanonier is a rank whilst richtschutze is a job. So a kanonier could be a richtschutze. But in the infantry of course the rank of private would not be kanonier.

[HAF]

No, Kanonier is a rank whilst richtschutze is a job. So a kanonier could be a richtschutze. But in the infantry of course the rank of private would not be kanonier.

what is the kanone model on that photo ? infanterie geschutz?

[pzo]

what is the kanone model on that photo ? infanterie geschutz?

Yes. It looks like 7,5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18

[Simon O.]

what is the kanone model on that photo ? infanterie geschutz?

7.5cm le.I.G.18, the spoked wheel version that was horsedrawn. A regular infantry regiment was assigned 6 of them.

[HAF]

7.5cm le.I.G.18, the spoked wheel version that was horsedrawn. A regular infantry regiment was assigned 6 of them.

thank you .

[pauke]

A Richtschuetze is also a position in a tank crew for any KWK.

[pzo]

This is the Man. All in all papar probably is not pure Sterbebild but it states he was Richtschutze.

[Admiraal]

There was also a Richtschütze with the MG crew. Also known as "Schütze 1", the gunner.
See the attachment below. Its from a German manual.
So it could be MG or Light-Infantry-gun (as posted in the picture above).
Is his death info-cart to be found in the Ancestry database? if it mentions his Kompanie we can know for sure.

[Admiraal]

Somehow i can not edit my previous post, so i'll make another.
He could have been part of a MG crew or Light-Infantry-gun crew (as posted in the picture earlier).
Is his death info-cart to be found in the Ancestry database? if it mentions his Kompanie we can know for sure.

[pzo]

Many thanks Admiraal! I knew that Richtschutze had had something to do with MG. Now I remember that this piece of instruction, describing MG crew, has been shown in Waffen Revue bookle.