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Obergefreiter is rank of the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 militaries which dates from the 19th century.

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German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
 rank insignia (shoulder tab) Image:3 - ogefr.GIF|German Navy
German Navy

The German Navy The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the Revolutions of 1848 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy and became the Imperial Navy ....
 rank insignia (sleeve) 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
Reichswehr

The Reichswehr formed the armed forces of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht .At the end of World War I, the forces of the German Empire had mostly disintegrated, the men making their way home individually or in small groups....
. Translated as "Senior Lance-Corporal", in WWII the rank was normally given to soldiers who had command over small squads or to those soldiers who hold the rank of Gefreiter
Gefreiter

Gefreiter is the Germany, Switzerland and Austrian equivalent for Private in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted....
 and had performed a significant feat of achievement.

In today's Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr

The Bundeswehr is the name of the unified armed forces of the Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Constitution determines that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government....
, every Gefreiter is normally promoted Obergefreiter after 3 months.






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Obergefreiter is rank of the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 militaries which dates from the 19th century.

Germany

Image:Obergefreiter.png|German Army
German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
 rank insignia (shoulder tab) Image:3 - ogefr.GIF|German Navy
German Navy

The German Navy The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the Revolutions of 1848 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy and became the Imperial Navy ....
 rank insignia (sleeve) 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
Reichswehr

The Reichswehr formed the armed forces of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht .At the end of World War I, the forces of the German Empire had mostly disintegrated, the men making their way home individually or in small groups....
. Translated as "Senior Lance-Corporal", in WWII the rank was normally given to soldiers who had command over small squads or to those soldiers who hold the rank of Gefreiter
Gefreiter

Gefreiter is the Germany, Switzerland and Austrian equivalent for Private in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted....
 and had performed a significant feat of achievement.

In today's Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr

The Bundeswehr is the name of the unified armed forces of the Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Constitution determines that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government....
, every Gefreiter is normally promoted Obergefreiter after 3 months. Thus, a German draftee leaves the Bundeswehr as Obergefreiter after his nine months of service. The NATO-Code is OR-3 which would make Obergefreiter the equivalent to Private
Private (rank)

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank . The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalism into service by a nobleman forming an army....
 / Airman
Airman

Airman is a term used to refer to any enlisted personnel in the United States Air Force or Other Ranks in the Royal Air Force . It is also a specific rank in the United States Air Force....
 / Seaman First Class. Like all enlisted personnel ranks in the German Bundeswehr, soldiers of this rank have no military authority over other enlisted personnel ranked below them (for instance Schütze
Schütze

Sch?tze in German language means "shooter" or "rifleman". It also occasionally occurs as a surname, as Sch?tz, like in the opera Der Wildsch?tz....
 or Gefreiter).

Switzerland

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.

If the Obergefreiter has a commanding role, they count among the NCOs, otherwise they are enlisted personnel. A soldier may be promoted to Obergefreiter after attending the NCO course at the Swiss Army's Recruit School, during which time they are also called Anwärter. Upon very good conduct, a Gefreiter
Gefreiter

Gefreiter is the Germany, Switzerland and Austrian equivalent for Private in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted....
 may also be promoted to Obergefreiter at a "repetition course". This promotion is not linked to extended duty (service time).

On international missions, they are designated as Private First Class (PFC). The NATO-Code is OR-3 as well. The rank insignia show three dashes, which may lead to confusion with a Bundeswehr Hauptgefreiter.