Which rank is this?

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Which rank is this?

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Post by oldhoweboy » 03 Dec 2016, 16:01

Hi
Which rank is on this shoulder epaulette, should be Oberlt. zur See? but I am a little confused!
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Post by von thoma » 03 Dec 2016, 19:25

I think it's an Unteroffizier, Oberfeldwebel rank.
Sometimes an insignia of his speciality, is between the stars.
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Post by Laurence Strong » 04 Dec 2016, 03:08

Would an officer not have a gold band on his cap brim?



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Post by oldhoweboy » 04 Dec 2016, 12:37

I can't believe that I missed the lack of gold braid! Doh! Santa needs to bring me new glasses!!!
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Post by Sarge » 07 Dec 2016, 10:50

Don't feel bad, we ALL blow it occasionally! Helps make things more interesting!
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Post by ProxyCentauri » 26 Feb 2017, 00:34

von thoma wrote:I think it's an Unteroffizier, Oberfeldwebel rank.
Sometimes an insignia of his speciality, is between the stars.

Unteroffizier.jpg
He belongs to the ranks comparable with 'Chief Petty Officers' in the RN and the USN.

As von Thoma points out, his actual rank is 'Oberfeldwebel', equivalent of an Oberfeldwebel
in Wehrmacht or an Oberscharfuhrer in the Waffen-SS. Like his counterparts on land
he wears 2 pips on his shoulderboard in addition to the golden rim all around the shoulderboard.
But unlike his counterparts on land he will normally not be addressed as 'Oberfeldwebel'
but in this case the prefix 'Ober' and his branch, like 'Obersteuermann', 'Obermaschiniste' etc

The photo is somewhat blurred, but I believe we can se his branch in between the pips
on his shoulderboards, but I cannot se what branch it is

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