Fahnenjunker

Fahnenjunker
Heer and Luftwaffe shoulder insignia
Country Germany
Service branch German Army
 German Air Force
AbbreviationFhj
RankGerman NCO rank
NATO rank codeOR-5
Non-NATO rankE-5
Formation1966
Next higher rankStabsunteroffizier
Next lower rankOberstabsgefreiter
Equivalent ranksSeekadett

Fahnenjunker (short Fhj or FJ, English: officer cadet; lit.'flag junker') is a military rank of the Bundeswehr and of some former German armed forces. In earlier German armed forces it was also the collective name for many officer aspirant ranks. It was established by the Presidential order of the Federal president on rank insignia and uniforms of soldiers.[1]

  1. ^ The Federal president (publisher): Order of the Federal president (de: Bundespräsident) on rank insignia and uniform of soldiers (short title: BPräsUnifAnO), issued July 14, 1978.