Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee
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Unteroffizier(e) ohne Portepee (transl. Non-commissioned officer(s) without sword knot), is the designation for German junior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the German Armed Forces. The category was a division of the NCO class, separating junior NCOs from Unteroffiziere mit Portepee, or senior NCOs (who wore the sword knot). The name is derived from earlier traditions in which German senior NCOs (Feldwebel) would carry the officer's sidearms (sword, sabre) with the officer's swordknot (made from silver or gold lace).
Ranks in this category:
- Unteroffizier (navy: Maat)
- Fahnenjunker (navy: Seekadett)
- Stabsunteroffizier (navy: Obermaat, historical: Unterfeldwebel / Unterwachtmeister)[1]
Table of ranks[edit]
| Rank insignia to NCOs without portepée of Heer, Luftwaffe and Marine | |||
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| German payment level | A 6-7 | A 5 | |
 Shoulder straps service uniform/ field uniform |
 
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| rank | Stabsunteroffizier | Fahnenjunker | Unteroffizier |
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| rank | Obermaat | Seekadett | Maat |
| NATO rank | OR-5 | ||
See also[edit]
- Unteroffiziere mit Portepee - NCOs with portepee
- Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
References[edit]
- ^ Schlicht, Adolf and John R. Angloia, Die Deutsche Wehrmacht: Uniformierung und Ausrüstung 1933-1945 Band 1: Das Heer (Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 2000) ISBN 3-613-01390-8 p.26