I had a question come up over in the Uniforms Forum about the rank of Stabsgefreiter. I did some research and found two different answers - one by Jack Angolia and the other by Davis. Below are the two different opinions:
The following is according to Angolia:
The patch, 2 chevrons and a pip, is for a Stabsgefreiter - period. That rank insignia was introduced in 1928 and was in effect until the end of the war. Promotion to that rank was discontinued in '34, but those holding it kept it (the rank and the insignia). Then in '42 it was re-introduced - same insignia, same title. (Technically, those promoted from '42 onward were called Strabsgefreiter neuer Art because the new Stabsgefreiter was in a different pay grade than the old Stabsgefreiter.) Two chevrons and a pip were always Stabsgefreiter and nothing else.
This is what Davis says:
After 1942 there was no Stabsgefreiter rank and the 2 chevrons and a pip were for an Obergefreiter with more than 6 years service, replacing the one chevron and a pip that Angolia states was used until the end of the war.
So, who is right? I tend to side with Angolia, since I know he used period regulations in his research. Also, if he's wrong, where did the Strabsgefreiter neuer Art info come from?
What I'm looking for is this - does anyone have a soldier's record showing a promotion to Stabsgefreiter in the period 1943-1945? If you do, that will certainly settle the question.
(Here's a link to the original question..http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...67#post1092467 )
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The following is according to Angolia:
The patch, 2 chevrons and a pip, is for a Stabsgefreiter - period. That rank insignia was introduced in 1928 and was in effect until the end of the war. Promotion to that rank was discontinued in '34, but those holding it kept it (the rank and the insignia). Then in '42 it was re-introduced - same insignia, same title. (Technically, those promoted from '42 onward were called Strabsgefreiter neuer Art because the new Stabsgefreiter was in a different pay grade than the old Stabsgefreiter.) Two chevrons and a pip were always Stabsgefreiter and nothing else.
This is what Davis says:
After 1942 there was no Stabsgefreiter rank and the 2 chevrons and a pip were for an Obergefreiter with more than 6 years service, replacing the one chevron and a pip that Angolia states was used until the end of the war.
So, who is right? I tend to side with Angolia, since I know he used period regulations in his research. Also, if he's wrong, where did the Strabsgefreiter neuer Art info come from?
What I'm looking for is this - does anyone have a soldier's record showing a promotion to Stabsgefreiter in the period 1943-1945? If you do, that will certainly settle the question.
(Here's a link to the original question..http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...67#post1092467 )
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