Corporal
Stabsgefreiter is a military rank of the Bundeswehr and former German armed forces such as the Reichswehr , Wehrmacht and National People's Army .
armed forces
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| NATO rank code | OR-4 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Corporal |
| Marine rank | Corporal |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | StGefr (SG) |
| Grade | A 5 according to BBesO |
The rank of corporal is determined by the Federal President with the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers on the basis of the Soldiers Act .
Authority to command and positions
In the Federal Armed Forces, the corporal is a team rank , which according to the central service regulation (ZDv) A-1420/24 "Ranks and rank groups" belongs to the rank group of the teams . Because they belong to the rank group of the teams, corporal officers on the basis of § 4 ("Superiors relationship based on the rank") of the Superiors Ordinance cannot issue orders to anyone solely on the basis of their rank . Like all team ranks, corporal corporations cannot declare themselves to be superiors according to § 6 ("Superiors relationship based on their own declaration") of the Superiors Ordinance, even in emergencies .
Rod Corporal, for example, as a driver of armored vehicles , particularly trained infantryman (for example, sniper , MILAN - steering contactors or in specialized forces ), as . Vice wax-do in the security service or operator of weapon systems (. Eg as gunner armored vehicles ), as repairer also complex technical systems ( on-board weapons , radios , optical and electronic reconnaissance equipment , etc.), or used in staff departments . Experienced corporal corporations are sometimes auxiliary instructors or (then mostly only temporarily in accordance with Section 5 ("Superiors 'relationship based on special orders") of the Superiors' Ordinance ) group and squad leaders . On the basis of these and similar positions and areas of responsibility, Corporals can issue orders to all soldiers who are officially or professionally subordinate in the cases listed in the Supervisor Ordinance and within the limits specified there.
Appointment and remuneration
The relevant legal basis for the appointment as a corporal is the Soldier Career Ordinance (SLV) and in addition the Central Service Regulations (ZDv) 20/7. Temporary soldiers and assigned reservists of the career paths of the teams can be appointed as lance corps . Soldiers can be appointed corporal 36 months after entering service in the Bundeswehr. The rank of corporal, like the ranks of corporal and corporal, does not have to be passed. Therefore private or corporal corporal can be promoted directly to corporal; Private, Lance-Corporal and Lance-Corporal can also be appointed directly as Lance- Corporal and consequently “skip” the rank of Lance-Colonel (and possibly the other ranks in between). As a rule, however, corporal officers previously served in the rank of corporal.
Time soldiers in rank Stabsgefreiter after the Bundesbesoldungsgesetz order (BBesO) with A 5 remunerated . Reservist service providers instead receive benefits under the Maintenance Assurance Act ( USG ).
history
By the order to change the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers of December 12, 1989 the rank of corporal was created as the new, highest rank for men.
Rank badge
The rank badge for corporal officers shows four diagonal stripes on both epaulettes and for naval uniform wearers on the upper sleeves
Equivalent, subordinate and superior ranks
Army, air force and naval uniform bearers lead the rank of corporal. In the NATO armed forces, the Corporal is equivalent to all ranks with the NATO rank code OR-4. According to the NATO rank code, the rank of the German Armed Forces is comparable , for example, to the specialist in the armed forces of the United States .
In the career group of the crews, the private corporal is placed above the lower-ranking corporal and below the higher- ranking corporal.
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French armed forces
In France, the corresponding rank is Caporal-chef de première classe (also Caporal-chef de 1 re classe ) and belongs to the rank group of the Militaires du rang (teams). It was only introduced in 1999 and only exists in the army . The Caporal-Chef de première classe stands below the Sergent and above the Caporal-Chef . Lower ranks address him as Caporal-Chef or even just as Chef .
National Peoples Army
In the National People's Army and the border troops of the GDR , Stabsgefreiter (OR-3) was the highest rank of the teams . The equivalent rank of the People's Navy was the staff sailor . The standing time before being promoted to the next higher rank was up to a year and was usually reserved for soldiers who served longer voluntarily. In the National People's Army, the rank of corporal until it was dissolved in 1990.
Reichswehr and Wehrmacht
Corporal sailor's staff
The rank of corporal was introduced in the Reichswehr in 1927 . In the army of the Wehrmacht it was awarded until the end of the war in 1945, with one interruption from 1934 to 1942. In the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine it was in constant use until 1945. (See also: NS hierarchy ). The Luftwaffe of the German Wehrmacht introduced him in 1944 instead of the rank of corporal .
The corporal, like the other private ranks, was intended for members of the crews to whom the career of NCOs was closed. They were often given positions of trust such as fodder and quartermasters. In the last years of the war, corporal officers were often used as group leaders due to the lack of non-commissioned officers .
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| Hauptgefreiter (Lw) | Sailor Corporal (M) | ||
Remarks
- ↑ Left: Rank badge on the epaulette of the jacket of the service suit for army uniform wearers of the army anti-aircraft troops . Middle: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for Air Force uniform wearers. Right: sleeve badge on the shirt, white of a navy uniform wearer ( usage series 40s Marinetechnikdienst)
- ↑ Since the Soldiers' Careers Ordinance allows the change from private corporal to other careers , there are also soldiers of other careers who have the rank of private corporal.
- ↑ Active soldiers can in practice be appointed corporal after 36 months of service . For reservists the same applies that the transport can only take place 36 months after entering into a corresponding employment relationship. Reservists and active soldiers are treated on an equal footing insofar as reservists are appointed to this rank no earlier than for soldiers who “remained” in a different military service relationship. In this respect, reservists are treated as if they had served in the Bundeswehr without interruption. For reservists, however, the period of service is usually much shorter overall, since only a relatively few days of military service, for example in the form of military exercises, have to be performed before being appointed to a higher rank.
- ↑ In practice, "skipping" ranks is very rare. The prerequisite is that the other conditions of the Soldiers' Career Ordinance for the appointment to a higher rank are met, especially with regard to the length of service. As a rule, teams go through the ranks in the usual order of private , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal .
- ↑ ZDv 20/7 on the basis of Section 44 of the Soldiers ' Career Ordinance ( Ordinance on the Careers of Soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002, Section 44 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Newly drafted by Bek. V. 19 August 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2 Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730). )
- ↑ For reasons of space, shortened captions. What is meant are army uniforms , air force uniforms and naval uniforms . The hunter-green flat braid shown next to the slip-on loop for army uniforms indicates a soldier in the armored infantry troops , infantry or special forces . In addition to the slip-on loops for the field blouse in the five-color camouflage pattern shown here on the shoulder flaps, there are a number of other types of rank insignia, which are described in more detail in the article → "Rank insignia of the Bundeswehr" .
- ↑ In the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers , the sleeve badges are described for naval uniform wearers . For some types of suits for navy uniform wearers, however, according to central service regulation 37/10, diagonal stripes are provided on both epaulettes as for army and air force uniforms .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Hartmut Bagger , Command Staff of the Armed Forces I 3, Federal Ministry of Defense (Ed.): ZDv 37/10. Suit regulations for soldiers in the Bundeswehr . July 1996. Reprint from October 2008. Bonn July 16, 2008, 4 labels, p. 539 ( digital version (PDF; 3.5 MB) - reprint October 2008 replaces first edition from July 1996). Digitized version ( memento of the original from September 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act . DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008. Bonn August 21, 1978, rank designations in the Bundeswehr, p. B 185 (not to be confused with the Law on the Legal Status of Soldiers (Soldiers Law) ).
- ↑ a b Agreed English texts. STANAG 2116 . NATO standardization agreement (STANAG) . NATO codes for grades of military personnel. 5th edition. 1992 ( NATO Rank Codes - 1992 [accessed March 25, 2014] English).
- ↑ a b c d e The Federal President (Ed.): Order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers . BPresUnifAnO. July 14, 1978 ( PDF - Order of the Federal President on the rank designations and uniforms of soldiers from July 14, 1978 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1067 ), last amended by Article 1 of the order of May 31, 1996 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 746 ) has been changed).
- ^ Federal Minister of Defense ; Command Staff of the Armed Forces IV 1 (Ed.): Abbreviations for use in the Bundeswehr - German Abbreviations - ZDv 64/10 . Bonn January 19, 1979 ( PDF - as of September 17, 1999).
- ↑ a b Appendix I (to § 20, paragraph 2, sentence 1) Bundesbesoldungsgesetz orders of A and B . ( Online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Federal salary regulations (BBesO) only apply to professional and temporary soldiers and are an annex to the Federal Salary Act (BBesG)).
- ↑ The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): Law on the legal status of soldiers (Soldiers Act - SG) . Bonn March 19, 1956, § 4 Paragraph 3 (2) - ( PDF [accessed on March 25, 2014] Revised by notice of May 30, 2005 I 1482. Last amended by Art. 1 G of April 8 2013 I 730).
- ↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 4 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).
- ↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 6 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).
- ↑ The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act . DSK AV110100174, amendment status July 17, 2008. Bonn August 21, 1978, The Superiors Ordinance, p. A 12 1 (not to be confused with the Ordinance on the Regulation of Military Superiors (Superiors Ordinance - VorgV) ).
- ↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).
- ^ Ordinance on the career paths of soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] revised by notice of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2 Par. 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730).
- ↑ Note also: Annex (to § 3). Allocation of the career paths of the soldiers to the career groups of the men and women, the NCOs and the officers
- ↑ a b The Federal Minister of Defense ; Personnel, Social and Central Affairs Department (Ed.): ZDv 20/7. Provisions for the transport and for the recruitment, acceptance and admission of soldiers . Bonn March 27, 2002, Art. 635 ( PDF ( memento of October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed on March 26, 2014] DSK AP210100187, reprint January 2008). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Federal President Weizsäcker et al .: Order to change the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of soldiers from December 12, 1989 . In: Federal Law Gazette Part 1 . tape 1989 , 58 of December 19, 1989 . Bonn December 12, 1989, p. 2188 ( online [PDF; accessed May 12, 2015]).
- ↑ a b The equivalent, higher and lower ranks are given in accordance with ZDv 14/5 B 185, cf. The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act . DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008. Bonn August 21, 1978, rank designations in the Bundeswehr, p. B 185 (Not to be confused with the Law on the Legal Status of Soldiers (Soldiers Act) . The order of the ranks shown in the info box does not necessarily correspond to one of the regular rank sequences provided for in the Soldiers' Career Ordinance , nor does it necessarily correspond to the rank hierarchy described in the Superiors Ordinance a managerial relationship ).
