Stabsfähnrich (East Germany)

Stabsfähnrich

sleeve badge / shoulder board
Rank insigniaNPA Fänrich rank
Utilisation1979-1990
Rank groupFähnrich
Army, Air Force, NavyStabsfähnrich
NATO
equivalent
WO-3

Stabsfähnrich (short: StFähnr / in lists: SFR; en: Staff-fähnrich) was a military rank in the Army of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1979 to 1990.

Stabsfähnrich did belong to the autonomous "Fähnrich rank group" between commissioned officer (CO) and non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks. The position of the "Fähnrich rank group" might have been compared to the Warrant Officer (WO) rank group in Anglophone armed forces.

The bottom up approach in that rank group was as follows:

junior rank
Oberfähnrich

(NPA rank)
Stabsfähnrich
senior rank
Stabsoberfähnrich
rank insignia Volksmarin
sleeve badge
shoulder board
corps colour
(naval blue)