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Oberfeldwebel
Heer and Luftwaffe shoulder insignia
Country	Germany
Service branch	German Army German Air Force
Abbreviation	OFw
Rank	Unteroffiziere mit Portepee grade
NATO rank code	OR-6
Pay grade	A 7mA
Formation	1920 (historic) 1957
Next higher rank	Hauptfeldwebel
Next lower rank	Feldwebel
Equivalent ranks	Oberbootsmann

Oberfeldwebel (German: [ˈoːbɐˌfɛltveːbl̩] ^ⓘ; OFw or OF) is the fourth highest non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force.^[1]

^ "SLV - Einzelnorm". www.gesetze-im-internet.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06.