Hauptmann
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Background
While Script error: No such module "Lang". in contemporary German means 'main', it also has, and originally had, the meaning of 'head', i.e. Script error: No such module "Lang". literally translates to 'head-man', which is also the etymological root of captain (from Latin Script error: No such module "Lang"., 'head').
This rank is equivalent to the rank of captain in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-2 in NATO.
Currently, there is no female form within the German military (such as Hauptfrau): the correct form of address is "Frau Hauptmann."[1][2]
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Military ranks
Austria
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Germany
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Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three silver pips (stars).
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Switzerland
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See also
- World War II German Army ranks and insignia
- Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
- Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
References
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External links
- Deutsches Wörterbuch, HauptmannScript error: No such module "Unsubst".