Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee
Unteroffizier ohne Portepee[Non-commissioned officer|], is the designation for German junior non-commissioned officers in the German Armed Forces. The category was a division of the NCO class, separating junior NCOs from Unteroffiziere mit Portepee, or senior NCOs. The name is derived from earlier traditions in which German senior NCOs would carry the officer's sidearms with the officer's swordknot.
Ranks in this category:
- Unteroffizier
- Fahnenjunker
- Stabsunteroffizier
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