• Oberleutnant zur See (OLt zS or OLZS in the German Navy, Oblt.z.S. in the Kriegsmarine) is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy...
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  • Oberleutnant zur See. In Nazi Germany, within the SS, SA and Waffen-SS, the rank of Obersturmführer was considered the equivalent of an Oberleutnant in...
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  • Leutnant zur See is a military rank, used in a number of navies. Leutnant zur See (Lt zS or LZS) is the lowest officer rank in the German Navy, grouped...
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  • Stabshauptmann OF-2b: Kapitänleutnant / Hauptmann OF-1a: Oberleutnant zur See / Oberleutnant OF-1b: Leutnant zur See / Leutnant STANAG 2116 Mallmann Showell, Jak...
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    in 1937. Prien rose steadily in rank, from midshipman in 1933 to Oberleutnant zur See (sub-lieutenant) on 1 January 1937. On 1 October 1937, Prien was...
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    Kapitänleutnant Herbert Sohler. On 1 April 1939, Topp was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (sublieutenant). In May 1933, Topp joined the Nazi Party and in 1934...
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  • Kretschmann as Kapitänleutnant Günther Wassner Gunter Würger as Oberleutnant zur See Kohl Oliver Stokowski as Electro-Obermaschinist Hans Burnell Tucker...
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  • Mitchum as Captain Murrell Curd Jürgens as Kapitän zur See von Stolberg Theodore Bikel as Oberleutnant zur See "Heinie" Schwaffer, von Stolberg's second in...
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  • invasion of Italy. Introduced in season 1 August Wittgenstein as Oberleutnant zur See (1WO) Karl Tennstedt (seasons 1–2) Ben Münchow [de] as Maschinengefreiter...
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    launched on 23 September 1942 and commissioned on 23 December with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Nollau in command. U-534 is one of only four German World...
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    the Knight's Cross with oak leaves). Buchheim ended the war as an Oberleutnant zur See. After the war, Buchheim worked as an artist, art collector, gallery...
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    February 1937 he transferred to the U-boat Arm and was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (lieutenant) on 1 June 1938. In July he was appointed 2nd Watch Officer...
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    Black Sea.[page needed] On 22 March 1916, Dönitz was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See. He requested a transfer to the submarine forces, which became effective...
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    After the completion of his submariner training he was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (senior-sub lieutenant/Lieutenant Junior Grade) on 1 June 1936. Kretschmer's...
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    with a rank equal to 1st lieutenant (de: Oberleutnant) or sub-lieutenant lieutenant (de: Oberleutant zur See) NATO-Rangcode OF1a in anglophone armed forces...
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    in February 1944 (after being promoted to Korvettenkapitän), by Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Rudolph. German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger...
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    *Engineering (Ing.) Leutnant zur See (comparable to OF-1b, NATO) *Weapons (W.) *Coastal Artillery (M.A.) Oberleutnant zur See (OF1-a) *Mine Warfare (W.)...
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    (Oberfähnrich zur See) and sent to officer training at the Naval Academy Mürwik. In 1926 he advanced to the rank of ensign (Leutnant zur See) and was assigned...
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  • geographical service) Kapitän zur See (line officer career) Leutnant zur See (military geographical service) Leutnant zur See (military musician service)...
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  • Unterleutnant had a single golden star, Leutnant two side-by-side stars, and Oberleutnant three stars in a triangle. Hauptmann rank had a fourth star above the...
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    placed an enormous strain on U-853's crew. Twenty-three-year-old Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Frömsdorf took command of the boat on 18 June (his first command)...
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    cruises on Hansa. Following these assignments, he was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant Junior Grade) on 27 September 1913. Lütjens' next assignment...
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    candidates in the navy Seekadett (sea cadet; equivalent to OR-5) and Fähnrich zur See (midshipman second class; OR-6) wear the rank insignia of the respective...
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  • 3 November 1940 as Oberleutnant zur See and 1st watch officer on U-48 56th Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-564...
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    sunk by the German submarine UB-123, which was under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Robert Ramm, on 10 October 1918, while bound for Holyhead. She sank...
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    command of Fregattenkapitän Werner Scheer, it was named in honour of Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel. Saltzwedel, a U-boat commander during World...
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  • launched on 27 July 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hugo Deiring on 9 September 1944. Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3503...
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    time on board U-103 as second watch officer. He was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See on 1 September 1941 and received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 10 November...
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    same capacity to her sister ship Sachsen. Müller was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See and posted to the unprotected cruiser Schwalbe. During Schwalbe's...
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  • Großadmiral Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Kapitän zur See/ Kommodore Fregattenkapitän Korvettenkapitän Kapitänleutnant Oberleutnant zur See Leutnant zur See...
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