Oberstleutnant

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Oberstleutnant is a German military rank equivalent to a lieutenant colonel in many other armed forces.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lieutenant Colonel 4
Oberstleutnant canonical 1
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank
officer rank
abbreviation OberstLt
Oberstleutn.
Oberstlt
belongsToBranch air forces
land forces
countryOfOrigin Germany
equivalentRankInBritishArmy Lieutenant Colonel
linked to: Oberstleutnant
equivalentRankInUSArmy Lieutenant Colonel (O-5)
equivalentTo lieutenant colonel
higherRank Oberst
historicalUse Imperial German Army
Prussian Army
language German
literalMeaning senior lieutenant colonel
lowerRank Major
NATOrankCode OF-4
payGradeInBundeswehr A14
A15
rankGroup field officer
rankInsigniaFeature silver braid
two silver stars
typicalAddressForm Frau Oberstleutnant
Herr Oberstleutnant
typicalCommand battalion
detached battalion-sized unit
typicalRole battalion commander
staff officer at brigade level
staff officer at division level
usedIn Austrian Armed Forces
Bundeswehr
East German National People’s Army
German Air Force
German Army
Reichswehr
Swiss Army
Wehrmacht

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walter Krupinski militaryRank Oberstleutnant
Portuguese military ranks hasCommissionedOfficerRank Tenente-coronel
linked to: Oberstleutnant
Wilhelm Batz laterMilitaryRank Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
linked to: Oberstleutnant
British Army officers rankStructure Lieutenant Colonel
linked to: Oberstleutnant
George Cathcart militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
linked to: Oberstleutnant
Bob McDonnell hasRank Lieutenant Colonel
linked to: Oberstleutnant
Oberstleutnant equivalentRankInBritishArmy Lieutenant Colonel
linked to: Oberstleutnant