Stabsfeldwebel

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Stabsfeldwebel
Heer and Luftwaffe shoulder insignia
Country	Germany
Service branch	German Army  German Air Force
Abbreviation	StFw
Rank group	Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
NATO rank code	OR-8
Pay grade	A 9
Formation	1938
Next higher rank	Oberstabsfeldwebel
Next lower rank	Hauptfeldwebel
Equivalent ranks	Stabsbootsmann

Stabsfeldwebel (StFw or SF; lit. 'Staff field usher') is the second highest

The ranks Stabsfeldwebel, Stabsoberjäger, Stabsfeuerwerker and Stabswachtmeister were introduced to the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1913.

Germany

The rank was introduced in 1938 by the German Army, and was equivalent to the Kriegsmarine's Stabsoberfeldwebel grades (Stabsoberbootsmann, Stabsobersteuermann and Stabsobersteuwermann).

The rank was only named Stabsfeldwebel within the infantry, as other services had other traditions and names. In the cavalry and artillery the rank was called Stabswachtmeister, and in the Waffen-SS it was called SS-Sturmscharführer.

The rank was also used in the GDR Land Forces of the National People's Army and was equivalent to Stabsobermeister in the Volksmarine.

Rank sequence

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group (Senior NCOs with portepee) is as follows:

• OR-9: Oberstabsfeldwebel / Oberstabsbootsmann
• OR-8: Stabsfeldwebel / Stabsbootsmann
• OR-7: Hauptfeldwebel / Hauptbootsmann
• OR-6: Oberfeldwebel / Oberbootsmann
• OR-6: Feldwebel / Bootsmann

References

Sources

• BROCKHAUS, Die Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden (1796–2001), Band 5: 3-7653-3665-3, p. 487, Definition: Stabsfeldwebel
• BROCKHAUS, Die Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden (1796–2001), Band 7: 3-7653-3676-9, p. 185, Stabsfeldwebel