Oberleutnant

Rank insignia of a lieutenant of the Bundeswehr at the service suit

Lieutenant denotes the second lowest officer rank in the Armed Forces (abbreviation: OLt / in lists: OL ) and in the Austrian Armed Forces (abbreviation: Olt ) and the Swiss Armed Forces (abbreviation: Oblt ). The address is in the German-speaking woman or Lieutenant.

The lieutenant corresponds to a " Lieutenant 1st Class " (Lieutenant First Class / First Lieutenant/1LT ) or simply the " lieutenant " ( Lieutenant). In NATO, the lieutenant has the NATO rank code OF -1.

In some German armies of the 19th century existed before 1871, the gradation Lieutenant ( First Lieutenant ) ( in French Switzerland still valid) - Second Lieutenant ( Secondelieutenant ) without the actual degree of " lieutenant ".

Germany

Bundeswehr

At the German navy is called the rank of Lieutenant. Medical officer candidates do not go through it normally. They are ( rank equal to the Captain ) conveyed by obtaining the license to practice staff physician, pharmacist or rod veterinary staff respectively.

The promotion to first lieutenant in the army after at least 2 1/2 years of service (for special use series such as pilots and Special Forces 2 years) as an officer (previously three-year course to obtain promotion to lieutenant, for a total of at least 5 1/2 service years). Use it usually takes place as a platoon leader, company operations officer and / or deputy company commander, but also as a pilot of aircraft in all branches of the armed forces.

Since the vast majority of cadets cohort completed a course of study at one of the Bundeswehr universities in Munich or Hamburg as part of training, first lieutenants are often academics with a state-approved (technical) university degree.

The rank insignia is in the army two silver four -pointed star ( badge of the Navy: two medium- wide strip ).

Soldiers in this rank can give teams, NCOs and NCOs without sword knot sword knot with instructions from superiors within the Regulation ( VorgV ) limits.

As a Lieutenant one after the Federal pay scale ( BBesO ) remunerated with A10.

⇒ Article insignia of the Bundeswehr

National People's Army of the GDR

Following the Soviet armed forces and other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact in the armed organs of the GDR was the first lieutenant of the lieutenant following next higher officer rank. In contrast to the NATO forces officer three stars were arranged in a triangle attached to the shoulder.

In the NVA People's Navy this rank was first lieutenant to sea, but the name was later changed to Lieutenant.

For officers of the NVA the rule standing time for carriage from the lieutenant was a captain or lieutenant commander three years.

Imperial Army, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht

In Imperial Army, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht Lieutenant was or Lieutenant of the highest ranking officer of the rank group of lieutenants. In the NS - rank microstructure of this rank corresponded to the SS Obersturmführer or SA -Obersturmführer.

Austria

The rank insignia of a lieutenant in the Austrian army is made up of two golden stars with golden frame.

In addition, the use designation for Lieutenant Senior officials (E1 ) of the executive branch in Austria, including federal police and prison services, and used. As it is mentioned in the wax bodies to civilian corporations that are organized only by military pattern, it is not " police officers ", but they only lead officer ranks as a use designation. In addition, a direct comparison with the ranks of the armed forces is not possible, since in the federal police tasks expected in the military a lower-level officer of senior service officials carrying (E 2 ), ie members of the middle reaches of the orbital plane to perceive.

• Lieutenant

Shoulder Armed Forces

Insignia army

Plate cap army

Lieutenant of the Federal Police

Switzerland

The promotion to lieutenant takes place in Switzerland to Army XXI after the completion of the entire training to lieutenant (including the practical service ) and two WK as a lieutenant and after four years as a lieutenant degree.

He then has the function of a platoon leader, a deputy company commander or is used in a bar as a quartermaster. In rare cases, a lieutenant also assume a role as service chief in a battalion staff. The rank of lieutenant is a prerequisite for further training as a company commander.

The insignia shows two narrow strips in the Swiss army.

In foreign missions he is referred as the First Lieutenant ( 1Lt ). NATO Code: OF -1.

Rank designations in other countries

In the following countries the classification in the rank structure as the highest - ranking OF1 (below Captain OF2 ) is almost identical or at least very similar.

• Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijani → Baş leytenant
• Bulgaria Bulgaria → Bulgarian Старшы лейтэнант / Starschy lejtenant
• Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech → Nadporučík
• Denmark Denmark → Danish Premierløjtnant
• Spain → Spanish Teniente primero
• Estonia Estonian → Porutšik
• Finland Finland Finnish → Yliluutnantti
• France → French Premier lieutenant
• Italy Italy → Italian Primo tenente
• Lithuania Lithuania → Lithuanian Vyresnysis leitenantas
• Latvia Latvia → Latvian Poručiks
• Netherlands Netherlands → Dutch Eerste Luitenant
• Norway Norway norwegian → Premierløytnant
• Poland Poland Polish → Porucznik
• Slovakia Slovakia Slovak → Nadporučík
• Slovenia Slovenia → Slovenian Nadporučík
• Russia Russia → Russian Старший лейтенант / Starschij lejtenant
• Turkey Turkey → Turkish Üsteğmen
• Ukraine Ukraine → Ukrainian Поручик
• United States United States → English First Lieutenant ( 1LT ): U.S. First Lieutenant

• United Kingdom United Kingdom → In the British Army and in other English- armed forces, the term is generally Lieutenant. In some parts of the British Army of the service level and the First Lieutenant is called ( Artillery, Fusiliers, engineers). In the Royal Air Force it is called Flying Officer ( OF- 1b).