Here's are ranks
ENLISTED PRESONNEL VOJNICI Unteroffiziere
AVIATOR
Flieger Gefreiter Obergefreiter Hauptgefreiter
Vojnik
Stabsgefreiter Oberstabsgefreiter
Gefreiter is the equivalent for Private (OR-2) in the armed services. Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted. As a military rank it has existed since at least the 16th century. From the 1920s on Gefreiter has expanded into several additional ranks, those being Obergefreiter, Hauptgefreiter, Stabsgefreiter and Oberstabsgefreiter. A similar rank exists in Russia ("Ефрейтор"; yefreytor, efreitor), Ukraine (Єфрейтор, ; yefreytor, efreitor) and Belarus and existed in late Soviet Union. In today's German Federal Armed Forces, almost every soldier or sailor successfully passing the 12 weeks basic training is promoted to Gefreiter.
NCO'S CANDIDATES KANDIDATI ZA PODOFICIRE Unterffiziereanwärter
Unteroffizieranwärter may be combined with any enlisted rank. Čin podoficirskog kandidata može biti kombiniran sa svakim vojničkim činom.
NCO CANDIDATE
Unteroffizieranwärter
Kadet podoficir
Equivalent to enlisted ranks: Odgovara vojničkom činu:
Gefreiter
NCO's PODOFICIRI Unteroffiziere
NCOs (Unteroffiziere) play an important role in the Heer as they are entrusted the command of most sub-company units. They often are referred to as the backbone of the army. Especially Feldwebels and above carry similar responsibilities officers have. This is largely due to the German military doctrine of Auftragstaktik: German orders usually do not include specific instructions, but rather a task, the available time and the available means. This gives leaders of smaller units a great deal of freedom and responsibility. Since the ancient time of Prussian Army, the non-commissioned officers or subofficers of German armies are distinguished into a) Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee (sub-officers without sword-knot) b) Unteroffiziere mit Portepee (sub-officers with sword-knot). Sub-officers from Feldwebel upwards were entitled to bear a sword-knot at their sabre.
STAFF SERGEANT SERGEANT 1st CLASS
Unteroffizier Stabsunteroffizier Feldwebel Oberfeldwebel
Podoficir Štabni podoficir Stožerni narednik Narednik 1. klase
MASTER SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT HIGHER STAFF SERGEANT
Hauptfeldwebel Stabsfeldwebel Oberstabsfeldwebel
Glavni narednik Štabni narednik Viši štabni narednik
OFFICERS CANDIDATES KANDIDATI ZA OFICIRE Offiziereanwärter
Offizieranwärter may be combined with any enlisted rank. Čin oficirskog kandidata može biti kombiniran sa svakim vojničkim činom.
Obergefraiter Fahnenjunker Fähnrich Oberfähnrich
Equivalent to NCO ranks: Odgovara podoficirskom činu:
Unteroffizier Feldwebel Hauptfeldwebel
OFFICERS OFICIRI Offiziere
In the Air Force the career starts at the air force academy in Fürstenfeldbruck (Fursty) near Munich. The basic officers training consists of 11 months of basic training, military drill, theoretical education and a few weeks in a air force training regiment (Luftwaffenausbildungsregiment) as a deputy instructor with the rank of Obergefreiter OA. With the completion of the Air Force officersschool (Offizierschule der Luftwaffe OSLw) they are promoted to Fahnenjunker and either start with their studies at one of the two University in Munich and Hamburg or start with their basic flight training in the OSLw.
SECOND LIEUTENANT SECOND LIEUTENANT FIRST LIEUTENANT FIRST LIEUTENANT
Leutnant Leutnant Oberleutnant Oberleutnant
Potoručnik (Poručnik) Potporučnik (Poručnik) Poručnik (Nadporučnik) Poručnik (Nadporučnik)
FIRST LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN STAFF CAPTAIN
Oberleutnant Hauptmann Stabshauptmann
Poručnik (Nadporučnik) Kapetan Štabni kapeta
Staff captain (Stabshauptmann) is very rear rank,mainly in specialist careers. Ovaj je čin vrlo rijedak, uglavnom u specijalističkim službama.
In order to be promoted to Major (major; a rank only career officers can achieve), the officers have to complete successfully a course called field grade officer basic course (Stabsoffizierlehrgang SOL). It takes a minimum of 10 years of officer's service to become a major. Lt. colonel (Oberstleutnant) is the standard final rank for career officers which can be awarded after 17 years of service. Colonel (Oberst) is the highest field grade rank (promotion requires a minimum of 17 years of officer's service, i.e. 20 years of service overall).
MAJOR MAJOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Major Major Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant
Major Major Potpukovnik Potpukovnik
About 1.5 per cent of each crew are chosen to take part in the general staff course (Generalstabslehrgang) at the military academy (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr) at Hamburg. This course lasts two years after the completion of which the participants put a "i.G." after their rank, meaning in general staff service (im Generalstabsdienst). Having completed this course, the minimum rank those officers achieve is usually colonel (Oberst). The Generalstabslehrgang is a necessary requirement for the promotion to a General's rank.
COLONEL COLONEL BRIGADIER BRIGADIER
Oberst Oberst Brigadegeneral Brigadegeneral
Pukovnik Pukovnik Brigadni general Brigadni general
