Oberstabsgefreiter
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It is catalogued under the topic Military ranks of Germany.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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' (, 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.
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