Truppführer (modern)

This article is about the modern Bundeswehr rank. For the Nazi Party rank, see Truppführer.

Truppführer (English: (sub) unit leader, troop leader)

Relief organization & disaster control service

In relief organizations, disaster control services, search and rescue teams, or technical assistance organizations, the Truppführer leads a small team of three to five individuals, usually contractors. He is normally tasked or instructed by his superior Gruppenführer, and acts as deputy or assistant Gruppenführer. At least two Trupps build a Gruppe (en: group).

Fire-brigade

Trupp self-contained
(German fire-brigade)

Pertaining to German fire-brigade, Truppführer characterizes a person in charge to lead a team of up to two fireman. The proper name Feuerwehrtrupp (en: fire-brigade team) is the designation to the smallest firefighter´s sub-unit. The number of individuals per Feuerwehrtrupp may vary as to the particular mission.

A fire-brigade Truppführer may also act as leader of a self-contained Feuerwehrtrupp. He is able to handle special missions and can proceed in the role as commander of the vehicle crew. In this function he may be superior to one Truppmann (en: Troop man) and one Maschinist (en: Machine man). The Truppführer of self-contained Feuerwehrtrupp is also qualified to act on higher qualification in the role as Gruppenführer.

Individual Truppführer tasks & responsibilities

Bundeswehr

Trupp symbols Bundeswehr
general
sub-unit
(in lione to symbols in NATO)

Truppführer (short: TrpFr) may be the appointment or function designation of a person in uniform in the modern day German Bundeswehr. Normally one is authorized, mandated and competent to command, control, or lead (permanent or temporary) a Trupp (sub-subunit or small military team below platoon level) that – depending on the service, branch, or branch of service – normally contains two to six service members or soldiers.[1]

Corresponding designations to Trupp / Truppführer in Anglophone armed forces are “party“, “patrol“ or “team“ (e.g. support team, machine gun teams, mortar teams, sniper teams, … etc.) / “leader“ (short: … LDR, L).[2]

In the Bundeswehr some Trupps build a Gruppe (en: group); three to four groups build a Zug (en: platoon). To the appointment of Truppführer might be assigned normally an enlisted rank (up to OR-3) or a junior NCO (OR-4). However, in the German special command and support troops (de: Führungsunterstützungstruppen) to Truppführer might be appointed higher ranks as well.

Examples to Truppführer / sub-unit leader
Designation.

Military symbol – Trupp / Truppführer (2 – 7 men) – in NATO-armed forces:

Particularity

See also

References

  1. ↑ BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 22: 3-7653-3682-3, p. 395, T.-Führer (Militärwesen)“.
  2. ↑ MILITÄRISCHES STUDIENGLOSAR ENGLISCH Teil II/ Teil III, Deutsch – Englisch, Abkürzung Begriff, Bundessprachenamt (Stand Januar 2001), pp. 151, 368.
  3. ↑ Taschenbuch für Wehrausbildung, Bonn 1982, … Truppführe.
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