!!!Ränge, militärische

Military Ranks in the Austrian Federal Armed Forces are (since 1978): 
the group of lower ranks and privates: Wehrmann (private), Gefreiter 
(lance corporal), Korporal (corporal), Zugsfuehrer (platoon sergeant); 
the group of non-commissioned officers: Wachtmeister (sergeant), 
Oberwachtmeister (first sergeant), Stabswachtmeister (warrant 
sergeant), Oberstabswachtmeister (warrant sergeant 1%%sup st/%  
class), Offiziersstellvertreter (deputy officer), Vizeleutnant (vice 
lieutenant); commissioned officers: Faehnrich (sub lieutenant), 
Leutnant (second lieutenant), Oberleutnant (first lieutenant), 
Hauptmann (captain); staff officers: Major (major), Oberstleutnant 
(lieutenant colonel), Oberst (colonel); and the general staff: 
Brigadier (brigadier), Divisionaer (major general), Korpskommandant 
(lieutenant general), General (general). Officers usually head 
companies, staff officers command small units (battalions and 
regiments) and generals large ones (brigades, divisions and corps).


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