Colonel (Plural highest one) is a military rank. In the German Federal Armed Forces it is the fifth-highest officer rank at the armed services army and Air Force. It is thereby the highest rank of the grade category of the staff officers. At the navy the captain forms to sea the equivalent rank. To in 19. Century was used the term captain in addition, for army officers. In the Austrian federal army the Colonel standing between lieutenant colonel and Brigadier is likewise the fifth-highest officer rank. In Swiss army the Colonel is located likewise between lieutenant colonel and Brigadier and is (in times of peace) the fourth-highest officer rank.

Historical

The term Colonel is derived from the title "„Obrist "“. In 18. Century was modernized the designation in Prussia and Austria. Originally this designation formed in 16. Century because of the increase of the army existence and branches of service from the title at that time highest captain.

Starting from that 17. Century was it not only military superiors, but also the owner of the regiment paid by it of mercenaries, who offered its services to the rulers against appropriate payment.

Appropriate naval rank is in Germany since the empire a captain to sea, corresponded in the Austrian-Hungarian war navy the liner captain.

Rank of the German German Federal Armed Forces

Rank, grade category and group of careers together with paying natures of the German Federal Armed Forces

The Colonel (no abbreviation, list way of writing: O) designates a career soldier in the fifth-highest officer rank in Germany at army and Air Force. At the German navy the appropriate rank is called captain to sea. In the of the German Federal Armed Forces are the Colonel physician/fleet physician, Colonel pharmacist/fleet pharmacist and Colonel veterinarian.

Until 1945 the designation became Colonel usually with "„fruit. "“shortened.

Soldiers in this rank can give crews, NCOs without Portepee, NCOs with Portepee, within the borders set by the superior regulation (VVO) second lieutenants and main people of instructions.

The Colonel is a member of the group of careers of officers and belonged there the highest grade category of the staff officers on, whose highest rank he has. He is paid after the federal pay regulation (BBesO) with A16; on the other hand in lifted out uses (e.g. section chiefs in the Ministry of Defense) a B3-Besoldung is the rule.

The Colonel carries a silver oak leaves elbow with three silver stars (also Pickel called) on his rank insignias.

Characteristics of the rank

The Colonel is used mostly as a regiment commander or as deputy brigade commander up to the most diverse staff officer uses in all guidance basic areas on all leadership levels (brigade, division, corps, at NATO, in the Ministry or international staffs and headquarters).

Additionally officers, who visited as staff officers the general staff training course at the command and staff academy of the German Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg (or at a comparable foreign officer school) and on an appropriate service post to be used, lead the rank additive in the general staff service (i.G.) to their rank.

Other armies

National People's Army

In the national People's Army and/or the border troops or the People's Navy of the GDR the rank of the highest one or the captain was to sea the highest rank in the group of the staff officers. It could be achieved only by career soldiers. The areas of application of a highest one were the guidance of a regiment, in the Ministry for national defense or with Warsaw Treaty. Similar to it were the areas of application of a captain to sea.

Other one

1. In NATO the Colonel has the rank code OF-5
2. The English and French designation reads Colonel.

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