# der Oberwachtmeister

der Oberwachtmeister is a German noun meaning “a Master sergeant”. Forms: des Oberwachtmeisters, die Oberwachtmeister.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Oberwachtmeisters
- Plural: die Oberwachtmeister

## In other languages

- Русский: воен. обер-вахмистр

## Meanings

1. _Austria_ a Master sergeant
2. _Switzerland_ a Sergeant First Class
3. _Germany · historical_ senior master-sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry and artillery until 1945, equivalent to an oberfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr or to a staff sergeant in the US-Army)

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