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Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee

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A sword knot fixed to hilt of an infantry sabre.

Unteroffizier(e) ohne Portepee (transl.Non-commissioned officer(s) without sword knot), is the designation for German junior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the German Armed Forces. The category was a division of the NCO class, separating junior NCOs from Unteroffiziere mit Portepee, or senior NCOs (who wore the sword knot). The name is derived from earlier traditions in which German senior NCOs (Feldwebel) would carry the officer's sidearms (sword, sabre) with the officer's swordknot (made from silver or gold lace).

Ranks in this category:

Table of ranks

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Rank insignia to NCOs without portepée of Heer, Luftwaffe and Marine
German payment level A 6-7 A 5

Shoulder straps
service uniform/
field uniform

rank Stabsunteroffizier Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier

Shoulder straps
cuff insignias
field uniform

rank Obermaat Seekadett Maat
NATO rank OR-5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schlicht, Adolf and John R. Angloia, Die Deutsche Wehrmacht: Uniformierung und Ausrüstung 1933-1945 Band 1: Das Heer (Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 2000) ISBN 3-613-01390-8 p.26