Obergefreiter
Sign in to saveObergefreiter (abbr. OGefr.) is an enlisted rank of the German and Swiss militaries which dates from the 19th century.
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- Military rank.name
- Obergefreiter
- Military rank.caption
- Heer shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
- Military rank.abbreviation
- OGefr.
- Military rank.rank
- German enlisted rank
- Military rank.NATO rank
- OR-3
- Military rank.formation
- 1955
- Military rank.higher rank
- Hauptgefreiter
- Military rank.lower rank
- Gefreiter
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Obergefreiter (abbr. OGefr.) is an enlisted rank of the German and Swiss militaries which dates from the 19th century.
In today's Bundeswehr, every Gefreiter is normally promoted Obergefreiter after six months. The NATO-Code is OR-3 which would make Obergefreiter the equivalent to private / airman / seaman first class in most forces or, e.g., lance corporal in the Australian/New Zealand Forces. Like all enlisted personnel in the German Bundeswehr, soldiers of this rank have no military authority over lower ranking enlisted personnel (for instance Schütze or Gefreiter), except given by a higher rank.