(Zgf or ZF; ) is a rank of the enlisted men rank group (EN group) in the
Austrian Bundesheer
The Austrian Armed Forces (german: Bundesheer, lit=Federal Army) are the combined military forces of the Republic of Austria.
The military consists of 22,050 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. The military budget is 0.74% of natio ...
. In comparison to the German
Bundeswehr
The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
it is equivalent to the EN-rank “Oberstabsgefreiter”. A Zugsführer might be tasked to lead a
sub-subunit of 8 to 13 soldiers.
During United Nations missions and in NATO Partnership for Peace the rank ''Zugsführer'' will be designated in English with
Master Corporal (MCpl) and is equivalent to NATO-Rang code ''OR-4''.
Austria-Hungaria (until 1918)
The Zugsführer rank was derived from the former platoon corporal (de: Zugskorporal) in 1857 and introduced to the
Austro-Hungarian armed forces
The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces (german: Bewaffnete Macht or ''Wehrmacht'') or Imperial and Royal Armed Forces were the military forces of Austria-Hungary. It comprised two main branches: The Army (''Landstreitkräfte'') and the Navy ...
(
hu: „Szakaszvezetö“). The rank was equivalent to the German NCO-grade
Sergeant
Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other ...
. The Zugsführer was authorized to wear yellow-black NCO port epée.
Depending on the armed forces branch, service, or assignment the Zugsführer rank (with the appropriate rank I insignia) was equivalent to:
*Stabführer
(en: Tambour major)
*Kurschmied
(en: Health smith, cavalry shoeing)
*Rechnungs-Unteroffizier 2. Klasse
(en: Fiscal NCO 2nd class; hu: Számvivö altiszt)
*Waffenmeister 2. Klasse
(en: Weapon master 2nd class)
See also
*
Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer
*
Rank insignias of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces
This article deals with the rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army, as worn by the Austro-Hungarian Army after the reorganisation in 1867 until 1918.
In the Austrian army rank insignia are traditionally called ''Paroli''
(pl. ''Parolis'') a ...
References
* ''Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968'', Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968.
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Military ranks of Austria