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      The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) as the German Army (Heer) distinguishes three career paths: officers (Offiziere), NCO's (Unteroffiziere) and enlisted men (Mannschaften). Rank insignia are worn on both shoulders.
 

ENLISTED PRESONNEL VOJNICI Mannschaften

 
AVIATOR PRIVATE PRIVATE 1st CLASS
Flieger Gefreiter Obergefreiter
Vojnik    
 
 
LANCE CORPORAL CORPORAL SPECIALIST
Hauptgefreiter Stabsgefreiter Oberstabsgefreiter
     
     Gefreiter is the equivalent for Private (OR-2) in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted. As a military rank it has existed since at least the 16th century. From the 1920s on Gefreiter has expanded into several additional ranks, those being Obergefreiter, Hauptgefreiter, Stabsgefreiter and Oberstabsgefreiter. A similar rank exists in Russia ("Ефрейтор"; yefreytor, efreitor), Ukraine (Єфрейтор, ; yefreytor, efreitor) and Belarus and existed in late Soviet Union. In today's German Federal Armed Forces, almost every soldier or sailor successfully passing the 12 weeks basic training is promoted to Gefreiter.
 

NCO'S CANDIDATES KANDIDATI ZA PODOFICIRE Unterffiziereanwärter

Unteroffizieranwärter may be combined with any enlisted rank. Čin podoficirskog kandidata može biti kombiniran sa svakim vojničkim činom.
 
NCO CANDIDATE    
Unteroffizieranwärter Gefreiter - Unteroffizieranwärter Gefreiter - Unteroffizieranwärter
Kadet podoficir    
 
     
Obergefreiter - Unteroffizieranwärter Stabsgefreiter - Unteroffizieranwärter Stabsgefreiter - Unteroffizieranwärter
     
 

NCO's PODOFICIRI Unteroffiziere

 

     NCOs (Unteroffiziere) play an important role in the Heer as they are entrusted the command of most sub-company units. They often are referred to as the backbone of the army. Especially Feldwebels and above carry similar responsibilities officers have. This is largely due to the German military doctrine of Auftragstaktik: German orders usually do not include specific instructions, but rather a task, the available time and the available means. This gives leaders of smaller units a great deal of freedom and responsibility. Since the ancient time of Prussian Army, the non-commissioned officers or subofficers of German armies are distinguished into a) Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee (sub-officers without sword-knot) b) Unteroffiziere mit Portepee (sub-officers with sword-knot). Sub-officers from Feldwebel upwards were entitled to bear a sword-knot at their sabre.

 
LANCE SERGEANT SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT
Unteroffizier Stabsunteroffizier Feldwebel
Podoficir Štabni podoficir Stožerni narednik
 
   
SERGEANT 1st CLASS MASTER SERGEANT MASTER SERGEANT
Oberfeldwebel Hauptfeldwebel Hauptfeldwebel
Narednik 1. klase Glavni narednik Glavni narednik
 
 
STAFF SERGEANT SERGEANT MAJOR  
Stabsfeldwebel Oberstabsfeldwebel  
Štabni narednik Viši štabni narednik  
 

OFFICERS CANDIDATES KANDIDATI ZA OFICIRE Offiziereanwärter

Offizieranwärter may be combined with any enlisted rank. Čin oficirskog kandidata može biti kombiniran sa svakim vojničkim činom.

 
     
CADET    
Obergefraiter Fahnenjunker Fähnrich
     
Oberfähnrich Unteroffizier Feldwebel
   
Hauptfeldwebel    
     
 
OFFICERS   OFICIRI   Offiziere
 
     In the Air Force the career starts at the air force academy in Fürstenfeldbruck (Fursty) near Munich. The basic officers training consists of 11 months of basic training, military drill, theoretical education and a few weeks in a air force training regiment (Luftwaffenausbildungsregiment) as a deputy instructor with the rank of Obergefreiter OA. With the completion of the Air Force officersschool (Offizierschule der Luftwaffe OSLw) they are promoted to Fahnenjunker and either start with their studies at one of the two University in Munich and Hamburg or start with their basic flight training in the OSLw.
 
SECOND LIEUTENANT SECOND LIEUTENANT FIRST LIEUTENANT
Leutnant Leutnant Oberleutnant
Potoručnik (Poručnik) Potporučnik (Poručnik) Poručnik (Nadporučnik)
 
FIRST LIEUTENANT FIRST LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN
Oberleutnant Oberleutnant Hauptmann
Poručnik (Nadporučnik) Poručnik (Nadporučnik) Kapetan
 
   
STAFF CAPTAIN    
Stabshauptmann    
Štabni kapetan    

     Staff captain (Stabshauptmann) is very rear rank,mainly in specialist careers. Ovaj je čin vrlo rijedak, uglavnom u specijalističkim službama.

 

     In order to be promoted to Major (major; a rank only career officers can achieve), the officers have to complete successfully a course called field grade officer basic course (Stabsoffizierlehrgang SOL). It takes a minimum of 10 years of officer's service to become a major. Lt. colonel (Oberstleutnant) is the standard final rank for career officers which can be awarded after 17 years of service. Colonel (Oberst) is the highest field grade rank (promotion requires a minimum of 17 years of officer's service, i.e. 20 years of service overall).

 
MAJOR MAJOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Major Major Oberstleutnant
Major Major Potpukovnik
 
   
LIEUTENANT COLONEL    
Oberstleutnant    
Potpukovnik    
 

     About 1.5 per cent of each crew are chosen to take part in the general staff course (Generalstabslehrgang) at the military academy (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr) at Hamburg. This course lasts two years after the completion of which the participants put a "i.G." after their rank, meaning in general staff service (im Generalstabsdienst). Having completed this course, the minimum rank those officers achieve is usually colonel (Oberst). The Generalstabslehrgang is a necessary requirement for the promotion to a General's rank.

 
COLONEL COLONEL BRIGADIER
Oberst Oberst Brigadegeneral
Pukovnik Pukovnik Brigadni general
 
 
BRIGADIER MAJOR GENERAL LIEUTENANT GENERAL
Brigadegeneral Generalmajor Generalleutnant
Brigadni general General major General pukovnik
 
     
GENERAL    
General    
General    
     
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