Military ranks of Austria
The Military ranks of Austria (or Ranks of the Bundesheer) are the military insignia used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Austria is a landlocked country and has no navy.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| General | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Brigadier | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | Fähnrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official translation[1] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code[a] |
OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| Vizeleutnant | Offiziersstellvertreter | Oberstabswachtmeister | Stabswachtmeister | Oberwachtmeister | Wachtmeister | Zugsführer | Korporal | Gefreiter | Rekrut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official translation[1] | Warrant officer I | Warrant officer II | Warrant officer III | Staff sergeant | Master sergeant | Sergeant | Master corporal | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code[a] |
OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special case military gymnasium
[edit]Pupils (German: Zöglinge) of the Military gymnasium wear black shoulder rank insignias on their dress uniform. On the duty suits black mounting loops have to be worn. However, the particular insignia has to be in line with actual school level. The appropriate school year is symbolised by a small golden strip.
Possible appointments in correlation to rank or grade
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| Military staff (without any rank or grade) | Rekrut (Wehrmann until 1998)[2] |
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| Unteroffiziere | Wachtmeister | Squad leader |
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| Leutnant | Platoon leader | |
| Oberleutnant | Company executive officer | |
| Hauptmann | Company commander | |
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| General officers | Brigadier | Brigade commander |
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Additions
[edit]To the rank or grade might be (among others) added addendums as follows.
| Abbreviation | Long version |
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| A | Arzt (en: physician) |
| aD | außer Dienst (off duty) |
| dG | des Generalstabsdienstes (of the general staff service) |
| dhmfD | des höheren militärfachlichen Dienstes (of the higher military specialised service) |
| dhmtD | des höheren militärtechnischen Dienstes (of the higher military technical service) |
| dIntD | des Intendanzdienstes (of the commissariat service) |
| dRes | der Reserve (of the reserve) |
| iR | in Ruhe (retired) |
e.g.: MjrA (major physician), Lt aD (lieutenant off duty), ObstdG (colonel of the general staff service), HptmdhmtD (captain of the higher military technical service), ObstltdIntD (lieutenant colonel of the commissariat service), Olt dRes (first lieutenant of the reserve), Bgdr iR (general brigadier retired).
Historic ranks
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i bundesheer.
- ^ "915 der Beilagen zu den Stenographischen Protokollen des Nationalrates XX. GP" (PDF). Österreichisches Parlament. 10 December 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
Im Hinblick auf die geplante Öffnung des Bundesheeres für freiwillige militärische Dienstleistungen von Frauen soll der niederste militärische Dienstgrad statt derzeit "Wehrmann" künftig einheitlich für beide Geschlechter mit dem Begriff "Rekrut" bezeichnet werden.
- ^ Handbook 1937, Table VI–VII.
- Handbuch der Österreichischen Uniformen (in German) (2nd ed.). Vienna: Patria Verlag. 1937. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Rank Insignias". bundesheer.at. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Dienstgrade des Österreichischen Bundesheeres" (PDF). bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Laufbahn und Ausbildung - Offizier" [Career and Training - Officer]. bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Laufbahn und Ausbildung - Unteroffizier" [Career and Training - NCOs]. bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.