Oberfähnrich (East Germany)
Not to be confused with 
German Bundeswehr Officer Aspirant ranks Oberfähnrich (Army) / Oberfähnrich zur See (Navy), equivalent to US 
army ranks.
German Bundeswehr Officer Aspirant ranks Oberfähnrich (Army) / Oberfähnrich zur See (Navy), equivalent to US 
army ranks..svg) | ||
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| Rank insignia | NPA Fänrich rank | |
| Utilisation | 1979-1990 | |
| Rank group | Fähnrich | |
| Army, Air Force, Navy | Oberfähnrich | |
| NATO equivalent |
WO-2 | |
Oberfähnrich (short: OFähnr / in lists: OFR; en: Senior-fähnrich) was a military rank in the Army of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1979 to 1990. Oberfähnrich did belong to the autonomous "Fähnrich rank group" between commissioned officer (CO) and non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks.[1] The position of the "Fähnrich rank group" might have been compared to the Warrant Officer (WO) rank group in Anglophone armed forces.
The official manner, in line to NPA Handboock, of formal addressing of military people with the rank Oberfähnrich was Genosse/Genossin Oberfähnrich (en: comrade Obrfähnrich).[2]
The bottom up approach in that rank group was as follows:
- Fähnrich WO-1,[3] (en: Fähnrich)
- Oberfähnrich WO-2, (Senior-fähnrich)
- Stabsfähnrich WO-3, (Staff-fähnrich)
- Stabsoberfähnrich WO-4, (Staff-senior-fähnrich)
⇒ see main article Ranks of the National People's Army
| junior rank Fähnrich |
.svg){kind=small} (NPA rank) Oberfähnrich |
senior rank Stabsfähnrich |
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary to the German military history, 1st edition (Liz.5, P189/84, LSV:0547, B-Nr. 746 635 0), military publishing house of the GDR (VEB) – Berlin, 1985, Volume 1, page 190, definition: Oberfähnrich.
- ^ “Handbook basic military knowledge” (of the National People´s Army), part B: “The military discipline”, section 7: The military addressing, quote - Genosse Fähnrich (en: comrade Oberfähnrich) – end of quotation.
- ^ The abbreviation "WO/W" stands for " Warrant Officer, also warrant-officer ranks / de: ermächtigter Vorgesetzter / ru: уорент-офицер, между сержантами и младшими офицерами" between the rank groups CO and NCO