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 squad 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:

• Stabsführer (en: Baton leader, military band)
• Kurschmied (en: Health smith, cavalry shoeing)
• Rechnungs-Unteroffizier 2. Klasse (en: Fiscal NCO 2nd class; hu: Számvivö altiszt)
• Waffenmeister 2. Klasse (en: Weapon master 2nd class)

See also

• Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer
• Rank insignias of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces

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

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on this wiki

• Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968.