Stabshauptmann
Stabshauptmann | |
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Country | Germany |
Service branch | German Army German Air Force |
Abbreviation | StHptm |
NATO rank code | OF-2a |
Non-NATO rank | O-2 |
Formation | 1993 |
Next higher rank | Major |
Next lower rank | Hauptmann |
Equivalent ranks | Stabskapitänleutnant |
Stabshauptmann (short: StHptm) meaning "Staff Captain", is a German
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Instead of being promoted to the rank of major, specialist officers that were holding the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) for a specific time are promoted to the rank of Stabshauptmann and given the salary of a Major. Sometimes regular officers are promoted to a post that is intended for a Stabshauptmann if there is no free post for a Major. [citation needed]
The badge of rank is four silver stars. It is one of the rarest ranks in the German military. One notable case in which the rank is conferred has been the "MilFD officers". [citation needed] These are former NCOs who have completed a training programme in order to be raised from the ranks, to specialist-officer roles. The duties of such officers are therefore specialised similar to those of Warrant officer grades in the United States Army .
- See also
⇒ Article: Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
⇒ Article: Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are four silver pips (stars).
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junior Rank Oberleutnant |
(German officer rank) Stabshauptmann |
senior Rank Major |
Hauptmann |
There is no corresponding rank for officers in
Historical background outside of Bundeswehr
Historically, a rank named "Stabshauptmann" (also: "
The reversing in ranking of "Hauptmann" and "Stabshauptmann" in modern times is consequence of the practice in modern German military organisations (Reichswehr, Wehrmacht) to name the highest rank of a rank group beginning with the prefix "Stabs-", indicating that the holder serves in staff position to officers of the next higher rank group, e.g. during World War II, the highest NCO rank in the German army was Stabsfeldwebel, who served as direct assistant to company-grade officers or in staff function. However, this is no longer represented in the Bundeswehr's post-World War II rank structure since the creation of rank levels senior to the "Stabs-" level of ranks, denoted by the prefix "Oberstabs-" ("Senior Staff-", e.g. Oberstabsfeldwebel). There are no plans to create the rank of "Oberstabshauptmann".[citation needed]
International comparison
German pay grade of Stabshauptmann is A13, same as of Major (Hauptmann: A12). According to NATO's STANAG 2116, the NATO rank code of Stabshauptmann is OF-2, same as for regular Hauptmann and therefore equal to Captain rank in other NATO armies. To express the seniority of Stabshauptmann, "OF-2a" or other modifications of the official NATO rank code are in use unofficially.
A similar rank outside the German Bundeswehr is the primo capitano (First Captain) in the Italian military.[citation needed]