We've got 0 shorthands for hauptfeldwebel »
Acronyms that contain the term hauptfeldwebel
What does hauptfeldwebel mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: hauptfeldwebel.
We couldn't find any results for your search.
Couldn't find the right meaning of hauptfeldwebel?
Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations:
HAUC, HAUL, HAUM, HAUNA, HAUP, HAUS, HAV, HAVA, HAVAC, HAVBED
... or use our Power Search technology to look
for more unique definitions from across the web!
Search the web
What does hauptfeldwebel mean?
- hauptfeldwebel
- In the German Wehrmacht, Hauptfeldwebel (short: HptFw; address: Herr Hauptfeldwebel) was not a rank but a position title, assignment or appointment, equivalent to the Commonwealth company sergeant major or U.S. company-level first sergeant. There was one such non-commissioned officer (NCO) in every infantry company, artillery battery, cavalry squadron, etc. He was the senior NCO of his subunit, but his duties were largely administrative and he was not expected to accompany his unit into an assault or a firefight. The Hauptfeldwebel had many nicknames, including Spieß ("Spear") and Mutter der Kompanie ("mother of the company"). He wore two 10mm broad rings of NCO braid around the cuff of his sleeves, nicknamed Kolbenringe ("piston rings"), and carried a Meldetasche (reporting pouch) tucked into the tunic front, in which he carried blank report forms, rosters and other papers related to his duties. The German Army had no equivalent of the Commonwealth Regimental Sergeant Major. The appointment could be held by a senior non-commissioned officer (Unteroffizier mit Portepee), normally Oberfeldwebel or Feldwebel. If the billet was filled out of necessity by an Unteroffizier ohne Portepee, he was termed a Hauptfeldwebeldiensttuer, or "one serving as Hauptfeldwebel." The equivalent appointment in anglophone armed forces might have been company sergeant major or U.S. company-level first sergeant.
Know the definition for hauptfeldwebel? Know the meaning of hauptfeldwebel? Don't keep it to yourself!
Citation
Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"hauptfeldwebel." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.abbreviations.com/hauptfeldwebel>.
Discuss these hauptfeldwebel abbreviations with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In