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Revision as of 14:00, 18 May 2017
Oberstabsgefreiter (abbr. OStGefr, on lists OSG) is the highest enlisted rank in the German Bundeswehr,[1] that might be comparable to corporal (OR-4a[2]) in Anglophone armed forces.[3] However, as distinguished from the corporal, the Oberstabsgefreiter belongs to the rank group of enlisted men.
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Rank insignia | Bw enlisted ranks (de: Bw Mannschaften) | ||||
Introduction | 1995 | ||||
Rank group | Enlisted personnel (OR1-OR4) | ||||
Army / Air Force | Oberstabsgefreiter | ||||
Navy | Oberstabsgefreiter | ||||
NATO equivalent |
OR-4a | ||||
NATO ![]() |
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History
The rank was first introduced by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and was named Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter. However, in Heer and Luftwaffe it didn't exist.
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Heer (Army) | Luftwaffe (Air Force) | Kriegsmarine (Navy) |
OR-1 | Soldat (private) | Flieger (aircraftman) | Matrose (seaman) |
Oberschütze | |||
OR-2 | Gefreiter | Matrosengefreiter | |
Obergefreiter | Matrosenobergefreiter | ||
OR3 | no equivalent | Hauptgefreiter | Matrosenhauptgefreiter |
Stabsgefreiter | Matrosenstabsgefreiter | ||
no equivalent | Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter |
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Bundeswehr
A private of the German Bundeswehr might be promoted to that OR4a-rank after a regular service time of 48 months.[4]
junior Rank Stabsgefreiter (OR4b) |
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senior Rank Unteroffizier (OR5b) |
- See also
External links
References
- ^ BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 20: 3-7653-3680-7, page 700.
- ^ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
- ^ Official Website (Bundeswehr): Dienstgrade und Uniformen der Bundeswehr (Service Ranks and Uniforms of the German Federal Defence Forces), in German. [1]
- ^ Soldatenlaufbahnordnung (soldier´s career order) of the Bundsewehr, § 9.1 service time.