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Oberleutnant ( lit. 'Upper lieutenant') is the highest lieutenant officer rank in the German -speaking armed forces of Germany ( Bundeswehr ), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces . Occupied Austria. Germany. In the German Army, it dates from the early 19th century.
Werra joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and was commissioned a Leutnant in 1938. At the beginning of the Second World War he was serving with Jagdgeschwader 3 in the Battle of France. He became adjutant of II Gruppe, JG 3 and was described as engaging in boisterous 'playboy' behavior.
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Oberleutnant Armin Faber was a German Luftwaffe pilot in World War II who mistook the Bristol Channel for the English Channel and landed his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fw 190) intact at RAF Pembrey in South Wales. His plane was the first Fw 190 to be captured by the Allies and was tested to reveal any weaknesses that could be exploited.
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Nov 1, 2023 · Oberleutnant ( lit. 'Upper lieutenant') is the highest lieutenant officer rank in the German -speaking armed forces of Germany ( Bundeswehr ), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. Contents. Occupied Austria. Germany. National People's Army. Switzerland. See also. References. Bibliography. Occupied Austria.
Lieutenant-Senior. Leutnant zur See Oberleutnant zur See Kapitänleutnant. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
Oberleutnant is a junior officer rank in the militaries of Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland and Austria. In the German Army, it dates from the early 19th century. Translated as "senior lieutenant", the rank is typically bestowed upon commissioned officers after...
On 22 June 1941, Nazi Germany launched ‘Operation Barbarossa’, the attack of the Soviet Union, the largest invasion in military history. In June 2019, twelve dusty notebooks and a wealth of loose paperwork were discovered in Germany; the diaries of Oberleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Sander, a young o...
