Stabshauptmann
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It is catalogued under the topic Military ranks of Germany.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- ranks of the German Bundeswehr
- Country
- Germany
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- short name
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- inception
- 1993-03-28
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- Germany
- Rank insignia
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- References
'''''' () is a German language variant of senior captain.
== History== Historically, a rank named "Stabshauptmann" (also: "Stabskapitän") existed in several German armies in the 18th century. However, while the modern Stabshauptman is a Senior Captain senior to a regular Hauptmann, the historical Stabshauptmann was a Junior captain, ranking below Hauptmann rank. In 18th century armies companies often were "owned" by a noble man, who formally was the company's captain, but did not actually command the unit. Instead, the owner of the company appointed an officer from the company his "Stabshauptmann", who technically served as the Hauptmann's mere staff assistant, but actually led the unit in his place.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stabshauptmann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.