Obergefreiter

Obergefreiter
Heer shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
Country	Germany
Service branch	German Army  German Navy  German Air Force
Abbreviation	OGefr.
Rank	German enlisted rank
NATO rank code	OR-3
Non-NATO rank	E-3
Formation	1955
Next higher rank	Hauptgefreiter
Next lower rank	Gefreiter

Obergefreiter (abbr. OGefr.) is an enlisted rank of the German and Swiss militaries which dates from the 19th century.

In today's Bundeswehr, every Gefreiter is normally promoted Obergefreiter after six months. The NATO-Code is OR-3 which would make Obergefreiter the equivalent to private / airman / seaman first class in most forces or, e.g., lance corporal in the Australian/New Zealand Forces. Like all enlisted personnel in the German Bundeswehr, soldiers of this rank have no military authority over lower ranking enlisted personnel (for instance Schütze or Gefreiter), except given by a higher rank.^{[clarification needed]}

In the Bundeswehr the lower rank is Gefreiter while the next rank is Hauptgefreiter. The lower rank in the Swiss Army is also Gefreiter, the next rank is Korporal.