| Offiziersstellvertreter in Austria | |
| Rank insignia | Austrian Bundesheer |
| Introduction | 1915 |
| Rank group | Stabsunteroffiziere |
| Army / Air Force | Offiziersstellvertreter |
| Navy | no equivalent |
| Lower: Higher: | Oberstabswachtmeister |
| Vizeleutnant | |
| OR-9b[1] | |
Offiziersstellvertreter, short OStv (en: Officer deputy), is a rank of the higher non-commissioned officers rank group (also staff NCO group) in the Austrian Bundesheer and Imperial German Army.
In 1915 the position Offiziersstellvertreter was introduced to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces, at the time being not as rank, but as an assignment. It was the intention to equalise the high number of World War I losses. Promoted were staff NCOs (Stabsfeldwebel, Stabswachtmeister, Stabsfeuerwerker, and/or Stabsoberjäger) who did have the appropriate rank at least for one month. Together with the staff NCOs the Offiziersstellvertreter formed the rank group of higher NCOs (de: higher Unteroffiziere).
| Designation | Offiziersstellvertreter OR8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paroli | ||
| Rank description | OStv | OStv |
| Branch | Rifles | |
| (English) | (Officer deputy) | (Officer deputy) |
| Junior Rank Cadet | Austro-Hungarian armed forces rank Offiziersstellvertreter | Senior Rank Fähnrich |
The rank was created in the Imperial German Army in 1887.