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In <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> there was no equivalent for this particular rank grade. The use of <i>Oberschütze</i> and its equivalents reached its height during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> when the <i>Wehrmacht</i> maintained the rank in both the German Army (<a href="/wiki/German_Army_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (Wehrmacht)">Heer</a>) and the ground forces branch of the air force (<a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank of <i>Oberschütze</i> and its specific unit type equivalents (<i>Oberkanonier</i>, <i>Obergrenadier</i>- from 1942, <i>Oberpionier</i>, <i>Oberfahrer</i>, <i>Oberfunker</i> etc.) was created to give recognition and rank promotion to those enlisted soldiers who had achieved or displayed an above-average aptitude and proficiency but would not, however, qualify for promotion to the <i><a href="/wiki/Gefreiter" title="Gefreiter">Gefreiter</a></i> rank. A consideration for promotion to the rank of <i>Oberschütze</i> could usually be achieved after six months to one year of military service. </p><p>In the militaries of other nations, <i>Oberschütze</i> was considered the equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/Private_first_class" title="Private first class">private first class</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Rank insignias <i>Oberschütze</i> of the <i>Wehrmacht</i> until 1945</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Gorget_patches" title="Gorget patches">Gorget patches</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Shoulder_strap" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoulder strap">Shoulder strap</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sleeve" title="Sleeve">Sleeve badge</a> <br /><small>(left upper arm)</small> </td> <td align="center">Rank<br />description </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg/55px-Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg/83px-Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg/110px-Collar_tabs_of_Unteroffiziere_and_Mannschaften_of_the_Heer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="625" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg/100px-WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg/150px-WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg/200px-WMacht_H_Inf_OR4-1_Mannschaften02_h_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="196" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6(Soldat)_1935-1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg/40px-WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg/60px-WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg/80px-WMacht_OR1a_Ober%E2%80%A6%28Soldat%29_1935-1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>Oberschütze</b><br /> (Senior Rifleman) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</h2></div> <p>The rank was also used in the <i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i> from 1940 to 1945, where the rank was known as <b>SS-Oberschütze</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> identified by a cloth star worn on the upper left sleeve, similar to the German Army. </p> <dl><dt>Insignia of rank <i>SS-Oberschütze</i> of the <i>Waffen-SS</i></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td align="center">Gorget patches </td> <td align="center">Shoulder strap </td> <td align="center">Sleeve badge<br /><small>(left upper arm)</small> </td> <td align="center">Rank<br />description </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Mann,_SS-Schuetze,_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg/80px-SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg/120px-SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg/160px-SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Mannschaft.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SS-Mannschaft.svg/100px-SS-Mannschaft.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SS-Mannschaft.svg/150px-SS-Mannschaft.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SS-Mannschaft.svg/200px-SS-Mannschaft.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="145" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg/40px-Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg/60px-Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg/80px-Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>Oberschütze</b><br /> (Senior rifleman) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Table_of_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS" class="mw-redirect" title="Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS">Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS</a></li> <li><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS-Obersch%C3%BCtze" class="extiw" title="de:SS-Oberschütze">Original German: SS-Oberschütze</a></li></ul> <table class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="30%" align="center">Junior Rank<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sch%C3%BCtze" title="Schütze">SS-Schütze</a></b> </td> <td width="40%" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Rank Waffen-SS</a></b><br /><b>SS-Oberschütze</b> </td> <td width="30%" align="center">Senior Rank<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sturmmann" title="Sturmmann">SS-Sturmmann</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="30%" align="center">Junior Rank<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mann_(military_rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mann (military rank)">SS-Mann</a></b> </td> <td width="40%" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Rank Allgemeine SS</a><br />No equivalent</b> </td> <td width="30%" align="center">Senior Rank<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sturmmann" title="Sturmmann">SS-Sturmmann</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcNab2009">McNab 2009</a>, p. 30.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFlaherty2004">Flaherty 2004</a>, p. 148.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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H. (2004) [1988]. <i>The Third Reich: The SS</i>. Time-Life Books, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1_84447_073_3" title="Special:BookSources/1 84447 073 3"><bdi>1 84447 073 3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Third+Reich%3A+The+SS&rft.pub=Time-Life+Books%2C+Inc&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=1844470733&rft.aulast=Flaherty&rft.aufirst=T.+H.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObersch%C3%BCtze" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment">Invalid <code class="cs1-code">|ref=harv</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_param_val" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcNab2009" class="citation book cs1">McNab, Chris (2009). <i>The SS: 1923–1945</i>. 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