Stabsoberfähnrich (East Germany)

Stabsoberfähnrich
Rank insigniaNPA Fänrich rank
Utilisation1979-1990
Rank groupFähnrich
Army, Air Force, NavyStabsoberfähnrich
NATO
equivalent
WO-4

Stabsoberfähnrich (short: StOFähnr / in lists: SOFR; en: Staff-senior-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 official manner, in line to NPA Handboock, of formal addressing of military people with the rank Stabsoberfähnrich was Genosse/Genossin Stabsoberfähnrich (en: comrade Stabsoberfähnrich).

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

⇒ see main article Ranks of the National People's Army

junior rank
Stabsfähnrich

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