Captain lieutenant

Epaulette / shoulder patches

The Lieutenant ( KptLt, KL ) called in German naval forces an officer of the rank of the group of captains. The rank is comparable to the captain in the Army and Air Force. At the hearing official salutation the short form Lord Lieutenant Commander / woman lieutenant commander is in use. Historically, the everyday salutation kaleun or KaLeunt was in use in the German naval forces for the Lieutenant.

Germany

In the German armies, until the first half of the 18th century, was a lieutenant commander rank between lieutenant and captain. This rank, another name was Staff Captain or Staff Captain, usually received the actual leaders of companies, which also were not their owners.

German Navy

The lieutenant commander of the German Navy is one of the grades A 11 and A 12 Thus, it corresponds to the chief inspector in the police or the magistrate or senior administrator in higher non- technical service in the general administration. He is also in the medical corps of the Bundeswehr to the staff physician, the staff pharmacist and the veterinary staff comparable.

The rank insignia of captain lieutenants that are worn on both lower sleeves of Dienstjacketts or shoulder pieces, consist of two golden stripes, between which is a further strip in the same color scheme, but it is a mere half-width, and a five-pointed star. The Star does not apply if rank loops are worn. The visor shows a blunt serrated, gold-colored strips of hand-stitched metal fabrication.

Soldiers in this rank can give teams, NCOs without sword knot, sword knot with NCOs and lieutenants commands within the limits of the superior regulation ( VorgV ) limits.

The Lieutenant corresponds according to NATO STANAG 2116 the rank code OF- 2, and thus, for example, the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. However, the area of ​​responsibility corresponds, for example as a commander of a boat ( mine hunting boat, speed boat) or as a ship's operations officer rather that of a Lieutenant Commander (OF -3). With the current version of STANAG 2116, the translation of previously used courtesy of the Captain Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander became official.

Trivia

Since the embroidery of the cap visor can cause the shape and color associations with the edge of a known Butterkeksgebäcks, this embroidery is referred comradely fun as Keksrand.

By the well-known movie Das Boot the grade designation could attain a certain level of awareness even among people who otherwise have little respect for the Navy. The grade designation therefore often evokes associations with the said feature film.

People's Navy

The Lieutenant was in the People's Navy of the GDR a rank in the rank group of captains, and comparable to the NATO rank code OF -2. He met the captain of the NVA.

The rank insignia consisted of shoulder pieces with navy blue ground and parallel silver cords. On the shoulder four square golden star officer ( " pimples " ) were installed. The sleeve insignia consisted of two yellow -colored simple and a narrow strip. In a five-pointed star was sewn on, which reported the officer the seafaring career. In contrast to all other German naval forces the sleeve badges covered only about 40% of the circumference of the sleeve.

⇒ ranks of the National People's Army, People's Navy

Empire and Navy

In the German Empire and the German navy in the Lieutenant called a rank of grade group of captains, comparable to the former captain.

Engineer officers wore in place of the starfish on the sleeve and on the shoulder pieces a gear, the staff of Aesculapius medical officers, Navy military service two crossed pipes, blocking military service a Raise ( symbolized mine ), intelligence lightning, administrative officers, the caduceus.

In the Empire of the Lieutenant wore only 2 (medium- ) wide strips on the sleeve. Naval officers in place of the starfish a crown.

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