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| Rank insignia | Austrian Bundesheer | ||
| Introduction | 1915 | ||
| Rank group | Stabsunteroffiziere | ||
| Army / Air Force | Offiziersstellvertreter | ||
| Navy | no equivalent | ||
| Lower: Higher: | Oberstabswachtmeister | ||
| Vizeleutnant | |||
| NATO equivalent | OR-9b [1] | ||
Offiziersstellvertreter, short OStv (en: Officer deputy), is a rank of the higher non-commissioned officers rank group (also staff NCO group) in the Austrian Bundesheer and Imperial German Army.
In 1915 the position Offiziersstellvertreter was introduced to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces, at the time being not as rank, but as an assignment. It was the intention to equalise the high number of World War I losses. Promoted were staff NCOs (Stabsfeldwebel, Stabswachtmeister, Stabsfeuerwerker, and/or Stabsoberjäger) who did have the appropriate rank at least for one month. Together with the staff NCOs the Offiziersstellvertreter formed the rank group of higher NCOs (de: higher Unteroffiziere).
| Designation | Offiziersstellvertreter OR8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paroli |  |  |
| Rank description | OStv | OStv |
| Branch | Infantry | Rifles |
| (English) | (Officer deputy) | (Officer deputy) |
| Junior Rank Cadet |  Austro-Hungarian armed forces rank Offiziersstellvertreter | Senior Rank Fähnrich |
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Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and enlisted personnel for all armies and land forces of the European Union member states.
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