Oberstabsgefreiter

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.

rank insignia field- and battle dress
Heer
Luftwaffe
Marine
Oberstabsgefreiter
Heer shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
Country Germany
Service branch German Army
 German Navy
 German Air Force
AbbreviationOStGefr.
RankGerman enlisted rank
NATO rank codeOR-4
Non-NATO rankE-4
Formation1995
Next higher rankUnteroffizier
Next lower rankStabsgefreiter

History

The rank was first introduced by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and was named Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter. However, in Heer and Luftwaffe it didn't exist.

Final ranks to enlisted men until 1945
Waffen-SS Heer (Army) Luftwaffe (Air Force) Kriegsmarine (Navy)
SS-Schütze Soldat Flieger Matrose
SS-Oberschütze Oberschütze
SS-Sturmmann Gefreiter Matrosengefreiter
SS-Rottenführer Obergefreiter Matrosenobergefreiter
No equivalent Hauptgefreiter Matrosenhauptgefreiter
No equivalent Stabsgefreiter Matrosenstabsgefreiter
No equivalent Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter

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)

(German enlisted men rank)
Oberstabsgefreiter

senior Rank
Korporal

References

  1. BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 20: 3-7653-3680-7, page 700.
  2. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
  3. Official Website (Bundeswehr): Dienstgrade und Uniformen der Bundeswehr (Service Ranks and Uniforms of the German Federal Defence Forces), in German.
  4. Soldatenlaufbahnordnung (soldier´s career order) of the Bundsewehr, § 9.1 service time.
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