Stabsgefreiter

Stabsgefreiter
Heer shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
Country Germany
Service branch German Army
 German Navy
 German Air Force
AbbreviationStGefr.
RankGerman enlisted rank
NATO rank codeOR-4
Non-NATO rankE-4
Formation1846 (historic)
1957
Next higher rankOberstabsgefreiter
Next lower rankHauptgefreiter

Stabsgefreiter (abbr. StGefr, on lists SG) is the second highest rank of enlisted men in the German Bundeswehr,[1] which might be comparable to Corporal (OR-4) in Anglophone armed forces.[2]

  1. ^ BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 20: 3-7653-3680-7, page 700.
  2. ^ STANAG 2116 (6th ed.). NATO Standardization Agency. 2010. p. D-3.