Zugsführer
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Zugsführer | |
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Field and service uniform insignia | |
Country | |
Service branch | Austrian Armed Forces |
Abbreviation | Zgf |
Rank group | Enlisted rank |
Non-NATO rank | OR-4[1] |
Formation | 1857 |
Next higher rank | Wachtmeister |
Next lower rank | Korporal |
Zugsführer (Zgf or ZF; lit. 'Platoon leader') is a rank of the enlisted men rank group (EN group) in the Austrian Bundesheer. In comparison to the German Bundeswehr it is equivalent to the EN-rank “Oberstabsgefreiter”. A Zugsführer might be tasked to lead a sub-subunit of 8 to 13 soldiers.
During United Nations missions and in NATO Partnership for Peace the rank Zugsführer will be designated in English with Master Corporal (MCpl) and is equivalent to NATO-Rang code OR-4.
Austria-Hungary (until 1918)
[edit]The Zugsführer rank was derived from the former platoon corporal (de: Zugskorporal) in 1857 and introduced to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces (hu: „Szakaszvezetö“). The rank was equivalent to the German NCO-grade Sergeant. The Zugsführer was authorized to wear yellow-black NCO port epée.
Depending on the armed forces branch, service, or assignment the Zugsführer rank (with the appropriate rank I insignia) was equivalent to:
- Stabführer (en: Tambour major)
- Kurschmied (en: Health smith, cavalry shoeing)
- Rechnungs-Unteroffizier 2. Klasse (en: Fiscal NCO 2nd class; hu: Számvivö altiszt)
- Waffenmeister 2. Klasse (en: Weapon master 2nd class)
Designation | Sergeants / Zugsführer ranks | |||||||||
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Paroli | ||||||||||
Rank description | Zugsführer | Kurschmied | Rechnungs- Unteroffizier 2. Klasse |
Waffenmeister 2. Klasse | ||||||
Branch | Infantry | Mountain infantry |
Motor transport regiment |
Cavalry | Fiscal matters | Artillery | ||||
(English) | (Zugsführer) | (Farrier) | (Viscal NCO 2nd class) |
(Weapon master 2nd class) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rank Insignias". bundesheer.at. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968.