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''Oberfeldwebel '' (OFw or OF) is the second lowest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Heer and Luftwaffe.〔BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 7: 3-7653-3676-9, page 185〕 It is grouped as OR6 in NATO, equivalent in the US Army to Staff Sergeant, or in British Army / RAF to Sergeant. In army/ air force context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as ''Herr Oberfeldwebel'' also informally / short ''Oberfeld''. 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-6a: Oberfeldwebel / Oberbootsmann *OR-6b: Feldwebel / Bootsmann ;Remark: The abbreviation "OR" stands for ''"Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"''! == History == The rank was introduced first by the German Reichswehr in 1920. Preferable most experienced Protégée-NCO of the old army have been promoted. The Reichswehr Oberfeldwebel was taken over as second highes Protégée-NCO rank by the German Wehrmacht in 1920. In the military branch Cavalry, Artillery and Anti-aircraft artillery it was called Oberwachtmeister. The equivalent rank to the Oberfeldwebel in the Waffen-SS was the SS-Oberscharführer from 1938 until 1945. The rank has been used in the GDR National People's Army from 1956 until 1990 as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oberfeldwebel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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