Obergefreiter OA
From Victory In Europe
| Rank Summary | |
|---|---|
| Rank Name: | Obergefreiter OA |
| Level: | Level 3b |
| Category: | Soldier |
| Career Path: | CO |
| Type: | Axis Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine |
| Last used in: | 5-PzJ (ViE#5) |
Obergefreiter OA (actually: Obergefreiter (Offiziersanwärter)) is the highest Enlisted Soldier CO Cadet rank in the Axis Army. This is a German rank used in all three branches of the Axis Army, Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine. The Allied equivalent is Private. The correct plural is Obergefreite OA.
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Position within Chain of Command
In the Order of Precedence, Obergefreiter OA is classified as OR-3 in the NATO System and as Level 3b in the Ewok rank classification system.
The next lower rank is Gefreiter OA on the CO Career path. The next higher rank is Fahnenjunker on the CO Career path.
| Rank Position | |
|---|---|
| Lower rank: | Gefreiter (Enlisted), Gefreiter UA (NCO Path), Gefreiter OA (CO Path) |
| Higher rank: | Hauptgefreiter (Enlisted), Unteroffizier FA (NCO Path), Fahnenjunker (CO Path) |
| Parallel rank(s): | Obergefreiter (Enlisted), Obergefreiter UA (NCO Path) |
| NATO class: | OR-3 |
| Ewok class: | 3b |
See also: Order of Precedence
In the Career System, this rank is on the CO Career path, it is the highest rank one can (and has to) reach in the first campaign of a CO career. Parallel ranks are Obergefreiter on the Enlisted path and Obergefreiter UA on the NCO path.
See also: Career System
Insignia
Created by Ewok and used in ViE#4. This rank is based on Axis Luftwaffe insignia.
Created by Ewok and used in ViE#5. This rank is based on Axis Panzerjäger insignia.
Tag
/-* was used from ViE#4 onwards.
History in VIE/BFE
Use in VIE
This rank was first used in ViE#4,in the 4-FJ, a Luftwaffe division.
Use in BFE
This rank was not used in BFE.
Holders
ViE#4
See also
Categories: Axis | Ranks
