Zugsführer

Not to be confused with the more senior German Army/ Air Force appointment Zugführer, equivalent to platoon leader in Anglophonic armed forces.
Zugsführer in Austria
Rank insignia Austrian Bundesheer
Introduction 1857
Rank group Ranks (de: Chargen)
Army / Air Force Zugsführer
Navy no equivalent
Lower:
Higher:		 Korporal
Wachtmeister
NATO
equivalent 		OR-4

Zugsführer (Zgf or ZF) is a rank of the enlisted men rank group (EN group) in the Austrian Bundesheer. In comparison to the German Bundeswehr 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 (hu: „Szakaszvezetö“). The rank was equivalent to the German NCO-grade Sergeant. 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:

See also

Junior rank
Gefreiter
(Austro-Hungarian
armed forces rank)
Zugsführer		 Senior rank
Feldwebel
Bezeichnung Enlisted men OR4/ Zugsführer ranks
Rank insignia
Rank description Zugsführer Stabsführer Kurschmied Rechnungs-
Unteroffizier
2. Klasse 		Waffenmeister
2. Klasse
Branch Infantry Mountain
infantry 		Motor
transport regiment 		Military band Cavalry Fiscal matters Artillery
(English) (Zugsführer) (Baton leader) (Health smith) (Viscal NCO
2nd class)		 (Weapon master
2nd class)

References