Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier (English: Under Officer, or Sub-Officer) is both a specific military rank as well as a collective term for non-commissioned officers of the German military that has existed since the 19th century. The rank existed as a title as early as the 17th century with the first widespread usage occurring in the Bavarian Army of the 19th century. The term continues to be used by the Bundeswehr.