Stabsbootsmann

In 1938, grades were introduced by the German Kriegsmarine depending on the particular career as follows:Mallmann Showell, p. 227

• Boatswain (de: Bootsmann): Stabsoberbootsmann (Staff senior boatswain)
• Steersman (de: Steuermann): Stabsobersteuermann (Staff senior steersman)
• Engineman (de: Maschinist): Stabsobermaschinist (Staff senior engineman)

These grades were equivalent to the German Wehrmacht ranks Stabsfeldwebel and Stabswachmeister, or the Waffen-SS grade Stabsscharführer.

Grades Stabsfeldwebel and Stabswachmeister have been used in the GDR National People's Army until 1990 as well. The equivalent in the Volksmarine was Stabsmeister.

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:

Unteroffiziere mit Portepee

• OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel
• OR-8: Stabsbootsmann / Stabsfeldwebel
• OR-7: Hauptbootsmann / Hauptfeldwebel
• OR-6a: Oberbootsmann / Oberfeldwebel
• OR-6b: Bootsmann / Feldwebel

• 20px – Premier-maître chef/ Eerste meesterchef
• 20px – Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
• 20px – Stožerni narednik
• 20px – Seniorsergent
• 20px – Premier maître
• 20px – Αρχικελευστής/ Archikelefstis
• 20px – no equivalent
• 20px – capo di seconda classe
• 20px – no equivalent
• 20px – no equivalent
• 20px – Chorąży marynarki
• 20px – Sargento-chefe
• 20px – Brigada
• 20px – Warrant Officer Class 2
• 20px – Senior Chief Petty Officer

• Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
• Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr

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• {{cite book |last1=Mallmann Showell |first1=Jak P. |title=German Navy Handbook 1939–1945 |date=2002 |publisher=Sutton Publishing |location=Stroud, UK |isbn=0-7509-3205-8|orig-year=1999}}

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