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(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 Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit is a subordinated element below platoon level of company-sized units or sub-units which normally might not be separately identified in authorization documents by name, number, or letter. Fireteams, squads, crews, sec ...
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 uni ...
. 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

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Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer The Military ranks of Austria (or Ranks of the ) are the military insignia used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Austria is a landlocked country and has no navy. Military ranks Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. ...
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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 (uniform), ''Paroli'' (pl ...


References

* ''Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968'', Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Zugsfuhrer Military ranks of Austria