Hauptmann

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{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is an officer rank in the armies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It is usually translated as captain.

BackgroundEdit

While {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} in contemporary German means 'main', it also has, and originally had, the meaning of 'head', i.e. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} literally translates to 'head-man', which is also the etymological root of captain (from Latin {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, 'head').

This rank is equivalent to the rank of captain in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-2 in NATO.

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More generally, a Hauptmann can be the head of any hierarchically structured group of people, often as a compound word. For example, a {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} is the captain of a fire brigadeTemplate:Cn{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Fix }}, while {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} refers to the leader of a gang of robbers.

Official Austrian and German titles incorporating the word include {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.

In Saxony during the Weimar Republic, the titles of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} were held by senior civil servants.

{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (from Early Modern High German {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) is cognate with the Swedish {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, which also has the root meaning 'head-man' or 'the man at the head', and is closely related to {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, meaning 'chieftain'. Since medieval times, both titles have been used for state administrators rather than military personnel. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} may also be the origin of the title hetman, used in Central and Eastern Europe.

Military ranksEdit

AustriaEdit

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Rank insignia for {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
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Army

GermanyEdit

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Rank insigniaEdit

On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three silver pips (stars).

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HA OS5 43 Hauptmann i.G..svg Hauptmann i.G. (Gen. staff service) HA OS5 43 Hauptmann PzGren.svg Hauptmann (Mechanized infantry) HA OS5 43 Hauptmann d.R. PzGren.svg Hauptmann d.R. (Mech. infantry reserves)	LA OS5 43 Hauptmann.svg Hauptmann (field suit)