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...
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Regiments-Commandeur (Regimental Colonel), with exception of the rank Obergefreiter (since 1859) in the foot artillery which later replaced the artillery...
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seamanship rating) c. Cuff title to the dark white seaman shirt (here: Obergefreiter with a control & communications rating) d. Shoulder strap dress uniform...
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collar patch. On field grey SS uniforms, the sleeve chevrons of an Obergefreiter (senior lance-corporal) were also worn. Rottenführer was first established...
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contribution to shaping U.S. interrogation techniques after the war. As an Obergefreiter (equivalent to Private First Class), he was charged with interrogating...
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Corporal (Gefreiter); up until 1918 the only rank (with exception of Obergefreiter in the foot artillery) to which a conscripted soldier could be promoted...
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Battle of El Alamein, where Unteroffizier Manfred "Rollo" Rohleder and Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser are introduced to Leutnant Hans von Witzland, their new...
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the NCO Portepee (sword-knot).[citation needed] In 1846 the rank of Obergefreiter (transl. 1st/Senior Gefreiter) was introduced.[citation needed] This...
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Zahlmeister (Paymaster) Heinz Grünberg (born 10 July 1902 in Magdeburg) and Obergefreiter (Senior Corporal) of Artillery Josef Kohlbauer (born 31 July 1921 in...
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army and air force, a Gefreiter corresponds to the NATO rank OR-2 and Obergefreiter as well as Hauptgefreiter to OR-3, while OR-4 stands for Stabsgefreiter...
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