Major (Germany)




For the use of this rank in other countries, see major.













































Flag of Germany.svg
Major

(Heer / Luftwaffe)







HD H 51 Major FJg.svg

LD B 51 Major.svg

Rank insignia
German officer rank
Introduction 1956
Rank group
Commissioned officers
Army / Air Force
Major
Navy
Korvettenkapitän
NATO
equivalent
OF-3
Army
Major
Air force
Squadron leader
Navy
Lieutenant commander

Major (German pronunciation: [maˈjoːɐ]) is the lowest staff officer rank in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The rank is rated OF-3 in NATO. The rank insignia is a silver oakleaf cluster with a silver pip (star).


The OF-3 equivalent of the German Navy (Marine) is the Korvettenkapitän.


To be appointed to the rank of Major, the officer has to pass a staff officer basic course (Stabsoffizierlehrgang) which is held at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr), and serve in a post coded A13 or A13/A14.


In the German Army and the Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis), the waiting period between meeting the requirements for promotion and actual promotion to the rank of Major averages 15 months due to budget problems (as of July 2010).




Rank insignia


On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there is one silver pip (star) in silver oak leaves.

















Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svgBundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering.svg
German Heer/Luftwaffe officer rank

Line officer career
junior Rank
Hauptmann

Major
(Oberstabsarzt)
Kovettenkapitän

senior Rank
Oberstleutnant

Warrant officer / officer specialist career

Hauptmann

Stabshauptmann

End of officer specialist career


History




Major Helmut Viedebantt (1943)


The Major rank in German speaking armed forces dates back to the Middle Ages. It equates to major in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-3 in NATO.


During World War II, the SS equivalent was Sturmbannführer.



See also



  • Ranks of the German Bundeswehr

  • Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr

  • Comparative military ranks of World War I

  • Comparative military ranks of World War II














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