Oberstabsgefreiter (abbreviated OStGefr, on lists OSG; "Senior Staff Gefreiter") was the highest enlisted rank in the German Bundeswehr[1] before the new ranks Korporal and Stabskorporal were introduced in October 2021.[2] The rank can be comparable to corporal in Anglophone armed forces.[3]
Oberstabsgefreiter | |
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Country | Germany |
Service branch | German Army German Navy German Air Force |
Abbreviation | OStGefr. |
Rank group | Enlisted rank |
NATO rank code | OR-4 |
Pay grade | 5A |
Formation | 1995 |
Next higher rank | Korporal |
Next lower rank | Stabsgefreiter |
The rank was first introduced by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and was named Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter ("Seaman Senior Staff Gefreiter"). In Heer and Luftwaffe, the rank did not exist.
Waffen-SS | Heer (Army) | Luftwaffe (Air Force) | Kriegsmarine (Navy) | |||
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SS-Schütze | Schütze | 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
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A private of the German Bundeswehr might be promoted to that OR4-rank after a regular service time of 48 months.[4]
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