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Obergefreiter (''abbr.'' OGefr.) is a rank of the German and Swiss militaries which dates from the 19th century. The rank was only used in the German army's heavy artillery branch (''Fußartillerie'') before 1919 and commonly established with the founding of the Reichswehr. Translated as "Senior Lance-Corporal", in World War II the rank was normally given to soldiers who had command over small squads or to those soldiers who held the rank of ''Gefreiter'' and had performed a significant feat of achievement. An ''Obergefreiter'' was not considered a non-commissioned officer (''Unteroffizier''). In today's Bundeswehr, every ''Gefreiter'' is normally promoted ''Obergefreiter'' after six months. The NATO-Code is OR-3 which would make ''Obergefreiter'' the equivalent to Private / Airman / Seaman First Class in most forces or, e.g., Lance Corporal in the Australian/New Zealand Forces. Like all enlisted personnel in the German Bundeswehr, soldiers of this rank have no military authority over lower ranking enlisted personnel (for instance ''Schütze'' or ''Gefreiter''), except given by a higher rank. In the Swiss Army the rank of Obergefreiter (short: Obgfr) was introduced after a long debate on 1 January 2004. They are specialists, who take over tasks of responsibility or hold the position of a group commander. In the Bundeswehr the lower rank is Gefreiter while the next rank is Hauptgefreiter. The lower rank in the Swiss Army is also Gefreiter, the next rank is Korporal. == References == 〔 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「Obergefreiter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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