Oberstabsfeldwebel
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| Oberstabsfeldwebel | |
|---|---|
| Heer and Luftwaffe shoulder insignia | |
| Country | Germany |
| Service branch | German Army German Air Force |
| Abbreviation | OStFw |
| Rank | German NCO rank |
| NATO rank code | OR-9 |
| Non-NATO rank | E-9 |
| Formation | 1955 |
| Next higher rank | Leutnant |
| Next lower rank | Stabsfeldwebel |
| Equivalent ranks | Oberstabsbootsmann |
Oberstabsfeldwebel (OStFw or OSF, {{literally|Senior staff field usher)[citation needed ] is the highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. It is grouped as OR-9 in NATO, equivalent to a sergeant major in the United States Army and a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the British Army. Attainment of this rank requires at least sixteen years since promotion to feldwebel and at least six years since promotion to hauptfeldwebel [1]
In army/ air force context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as Herr Oberstabsfeldwebel also informally / short Oberstaber.
The rank was introduced in the German Heer equivalent to the Marine grade Oberstabsbootsmann in 1955, and belongs to the grad group Unteroffiziere mit Portepee.
History
[edit ]The rank is a comparatively new rank, and had not been used by any German military prior to in 1955. The Kriegsmarine, did however have a Stabsoberfeldwebel [de], used from 1939 to 1945.
Rank sequence
[edit ]The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group (Senior NCOs with portepee ) is as follows:
- OR-9: Oberstabsfeldwebel / Oberstabsbootsmann
- OR-8: Stabsfeldwebel / Stabsbootsmann
- OR-7: Hauptfeldwebel / Hauptbootsmann
- OR-6a: Oberfeldwebel / Oberbootsmann
- OR-6b: Feldwebel / Bootsmann
References
[edit ]- ^ "SLV - Einzelnorm". www.gesetze-im-internet.de. Archived from the original on 2016年04月06日.
Sources
[edit ]- BROCKHAUS, Die Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden (1796–2001), Band 5: 3-7653-3665-3, S. 487, Definition: Oberstabsfeldwebel
- BROCKHAUS, Die Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden (1796–2001), Band 7: 3-7653-3676-9, S. 185, Oberstabsfeldwebel