Hauptmann
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Hauptmann is a German word usually translated as captain when it is used as an officer's rank in the German, Austrian, and Swiss armies. While Haupt in contemporary German means 'main', it also has and originally had the meaning of 'head', i.e. Hauptmann literally translates to 'head-man', which is also the etymological root of captain (from Latin caput, 'head'). It equates to the rank of captain in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-2 in NATO. <templatestyles src="Crossreference/styles.css" /><templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles> Currently there is no female form, like Hauptfrau within the military, the correct form of address is "Frau Hauptmann".[1][2]
More generally, a Hauptmann can be the head of any hierarchically structured group of people, often as a compound word. For example, a Feuerwehrhauptmann is the captain of a fire brigade[citation needed][dubious ], while Räuberhauptmann refers to the leader of a gang of robbers.
Official Austrian and German titles incorporating the word include Landeshauptmann, Bezirkshauptmann, Burghauptmann, and Berghauptmann.
In Saxony during the Weimar Republic, the titles of Kreishauptmann, and Amtshauptmann were held by senior civil servants.
Hauptmann (from Early Modern High German Heubtmann) is cognate with the Swedish hövitsman, which also has the root meaning 'head-man' or 'the man at the head', and is closely related to hövding, meaning 'chieftain'. Since medieval times, both titles have been used for state administrators rather than military personnel. Heubtmann may also be the origin of the title hetman, used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Austria
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Army
Germany
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Army and Air Force insignia
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| Allegiance |  |
| Service branch |  Germany Army Germany Air Force |
| Abbreviation | H or Hptm |
| NATO rank | OF-2 |
| Formation | 19th century |
| Next higher rank | Major |
| Next lower rank | Oberleutnant |
| Equivalent ranks | Kapitänleutnant (Navy) |
Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three silver pips (stars).
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Switzerland
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Army
Swiss Guard
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Rank insignia of Hauptmann (OF-2) Pontifical Swiss Guard.svg
Army
See also
- World War II German Army ranks and insignia
- Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
- Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
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