Stabskapitän

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Stabskapitän (English: staff captain), in the cavalry also Stabsrittmeister ("staff riding master" or "staff cavalry master"), or Kapitänleutnant (captain lieutenant), was a historic military rank in the Prussian Army. In reference to the German Stabskapitän the equivalent rank in the Imperial Russian Army used to be the rank shtabs-kapitan (Russian: штабс-капитан).

It ranked between the

in his absence, frequently and often for long periods, should his (usually noble) Hauptmann show no interest in leading the company, though the Hauptmann would retain his rank, status and uniform.

In the army of

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Finland

A similar rank, was stabskapten (Swedish), or alikapteeni (Finnish) in the

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Russian Empire

Shtabs-kapitan (

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Sequence of military ranks

junior rank: Poruchik	Shtabs-kapitan (cavalry: Shtabs-rotmistr)	senior rank: Kapitan (en: Captain)
Starshy leytenant (en: 1st lieutenant)

See also

• Stabshauptmann — modern German Bundeswehr rank senior to regular Captain rank
• Lieutenant (naval)