Fregattenkapitän Explained

German: Fregattenkapitän is the middle ranking senior officer in a number of Germanic-speaking navies.

Germany

Country: Germany
Abbreviation:FKpt
Nato Rank:OF-4
Formation:?
Rank Group:Senior officer
Higher Rank:Kapitän zur See
Lower Rank:Korvettenkapitän

, short: FKpt / in lists: FK, is the middle Senior officer rank in the German Navy.[1]

It is the equivalent of frigate captain or commander in other navies, and the equivalent of Oberstleutnant in the German army and air force.

Address

In line with ZDv 10/8, the official manner of formally addressing military personnel holding the rank of (OF-4) is "Herr/Frau Fregattenkapitän". However, following German naval tradition the "Fregattenkapitän" is usually addressed as "Herr/Frau Kapitän" or in seamen's language as "Herr/Frau Kap'tän".

Rank Insignia and Rating

Rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above three stripes and a half stripe between stripe two and one (or rings on sleeves; without the star when rank loops are worn).

The rank is rated OF-4[2] in NATO, and is equivalent to in Heer, and Luftwaffe. It is domiciled at the A14 and A15 pay scale of the Federal Ministry of Defence and is senior to the rank of Korvettenkapitän (NATO OF-3 - Commander Junior Grade).[3]

Whereas the equivalent ranks (with the same insignia stripes) in Belgium and Denmark are NATO-translated as Commander Senior Grade, the German equivalent is simply termed Commander.[4]

History

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzKODwz1AcmB2d5mIfqRcNGglFR9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLciHJHR0VFACtBRwI!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMjNfUVVM?yw_contentURL=%2F01DB070000000001%2FW26W7J52984INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp official rank table of the German Navy
  2. Web site: STANAG 2116 NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.
  3. Web site: STANAG 2116 NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.
  4. Web site: STANAG 2116 Details. NATO.
  5. Web site: Dienstgrade und Uniformen . kleiner-kreuzer-dresden.de . 3 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730143716/http://www.kleiner-kreuzer-dresden.de/html/dienstgrade_.html . 30 July 2017 . de.
  6. Book: Hoyer. K. Die Uniformen des Reichsheeres und der Reichsmarine nebst amtlichen Uniformtafeln; mit Genehmigung des Reichswehrministeriums. Brennecke. F. 1925. Verlag "Offene Worte, ". Charlottenburg. de. 44571687.
  7. Book: Mollo . Andrew . Andrew Mollo . The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation . 2001 . Silverdale books . Leicester . 19 . 1-85605-603-1.
  8. Book: Luft . Kathleen . Burant . Stephen R. . East Germany: a country study . Area Handbook . 1988 . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 87600490 . 264–265 . 3rd . 19 October 2021 . National Security.
  9. Web site: Dienstgradabzeichen Marine . bundeswehr.de . Bundeswehr . 30 May 2021 . de.

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