''Gruppenkommandeur'' is a Luftwaffe position (not rank), that is the equivalent of a commander of a group or wing in other air forces. A ''Gruppenkommandeur'' usually has the rank of

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or '' Oberstleutnant'' (Lieutenant Colonel), and commands a '' Gruppe'', which is a sub-unit of a ''

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''. A ''Gruppe'' usually consists of three or four '' Staffeln'' (each of which is commanded by a '' Staffelkapitän'').

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