Kapitänleutnant

Captain lieutenant; Kapitänleutnant
	shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop
Country	Germany
Service branch	German Navy
Abbreviation	KptLt
Rank	Commissioned officer
NATO rank	OF-2
Non-NATO rank	A11 or A12
Next higher rank	Stabskapitänleutnant; Korvettenkapitän
Next lower rank	Oberleutnant zur See
Equivalent ranks	Hauptmann

Kapitänleutnant, short: KptLt/in lists: KL, (English: captain lieutenant) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group (German: Hauptleute) of the German Bundeswehr. The rank is rated OF-2[1] in NATO, and equivalent to Hauptmann in the Heer and Luftwaffe. It is grade A11 or A12 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.

Address

The official manner, in line to ZDv 10/8, of formal addressing of military people with the rank Kapitänleutnant (OF-2) is “Herr/Frau Kapitänleutnant“. However, as to German traditions and in line to seamen's language the abbreviation of the title to "Herr/Frau Kaleu" (contemporary usage) is used in verbal communication. The commander (line officer) of the Type VIIC U-boat U96 in the film Das Boot was of this rank, and called "Herr Kaleun" (historical usage) by his crew.

Rank and assignment

The U.S. Navy's rank of Lieutenant (navy) is equal to Kapitänleutnant in NATO's military hierarchy (classed as OF-2). However German Navy Kapitänleutnant might be assigned to the so-called “line officer career” (de: Truppendienstlaufbahn or Truppendienstoffizier) or “officer specialist career” (de: Fachdienstlaufbahn or Fachdienstoffizier, officially: Offizier des militärfachlichen Dienstes).

Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one golden five-pointed star above two golden stripes with one half stripes between them (without the star when rank loops are worn).

Line Officer career

A Kapitänleutnant (line officer) may command smaller ships (e.g. submarine class 206A, minehunter class 332) or serve as principal warfare officer on larger warships, giving the rank responsibilities more along those of a Lieutenant commander in the U.S. or Royal navies.

junior Rank Oberleutnant zur See	German Navy officer rank (Line officer career)	senior Rank Korvettenkapitän (Line officer grad)
	Kapitänleutnant (Hauptmann)

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:

OF-5: Kapitän zur See / Oberst
OF-4: Fregattenkapitän / Oberstleutnant
OF-3: Korvettenkapitän / Major
OF-2: Kapitänleutnant / Hauptmann

Officer Specialist career

Kapitänleutnant might be a senior officer specialist rank, comparable to US warrant officer, however, junior to Stabskapitänleutnant. Military people of the “line officer career” skip over the rank Stabskapitänleutnant, by regular promotion from Kapitänleutnant (OF-2) to Korvettenkapitän (OF-3).

junior rank Oberleutnant zur See	German Navy officer rank (Warrant officer career)'	senior rank Stabskapitänleutnant
	Kapitänleutnant (Hauptmann)

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:

OF-2a: Stabskapitänleutnant / Stabshauptmann
OF-2b: Kapitänleutnant / Hauptmann
OF-1a: Oberleutnant zur See / Oberleutnant
OF-1b: Leutnant zur See / Leutnant

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References

STANAG 2116

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[1] STANAG 2116