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Oberstabsgefreiter
Heer shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
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

Oberstabsgefreiter (German: [oːbɐˈʃtaːpsɡəˌfʁaɪ̯tɐ] , abbreviated OStGefr, on lists OSG; "Senior Staff Gefreiter") was the highest enlisted rank in the German Bundeswehr before the new ranks Korporal and Stabskorporal were introduced in October 2021. The rank can be comparable to corporal in Anglophone armed forces.

History

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.

Bundeswehr

A private of the German Bundeswehr might be promoted to that OR4-rank after a regular service time of 48 months.

junior Rank Stabsgefreiter

(German enlisted men rank) Oberstabsgefreiter

senior Rank Korporal

External links

• Rank-insignia learning at simsso.de
• Uniformen

References

1. BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 20: 3-7653-3680-7, page 700.
2. Cingi, Hanife (25 August 2020). "Korporal und Stabskorporal – Frequently Asked Questions für Soldaten und Soldatinnen". bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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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